Northern Tour

Leon, Vale and I split up a few days a go. They went towards south and I went up north (see map-route-picture). I started in Halong City and drove to Cao Bang. It took me about 8 h, 300km and only driving on almost empty roads. They were well paved therefore I could do the distance in one day. My next stop was Ban Lac. From there the Northern Extrem Route started and with it, the cold. The next day I drove to Dong Van through the cold, however the scenery was beautiful although it was foggy. My next stop would be Ha Giang but I first went to China. Almost at the northest point of Vietnam is a road that goes parallel to the border of China and there it is possible to cross it for a short amount of time (see picture, boarder China). I stayed in Ha Giang for to nights, because I needed a rest of all the bike-riding. From there I wanted to go to Son La, but it would of been to far, to do the distance on one day. So I sleeped in Than Uyen. Today was by far the best day. The sun came about and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking!! ( Almost all pictures are from today)

Tomorrow I'll be on the way from Son la to Mai Chau.