We left Hoi An and landed in Hanoi Vietnam. Drizzling and much cooler than what has been the normal for the last month. There is a period in northern Vietnam ....about 3 weeks worth...where winter morphs into spring. Druing that period, it rains or drizzles and the temperature hits a rock bottom of 65-70 degrees, some of the coolest weather of the year. Moon and I happened to hit that period.
The ride into downtown Hanoi was both interesting and a little bit terrifying....seems like everywhere we go the driving and traffic gets crazier by a multiple of 10. The Vietnamese take the trophy for maniacal but skillful dare devilish driving, hands down. NASCAR drivers come here first to learn and practice their skill before driving on the circut. Tailgatting, cutting in front of other drivers, speeding, weaving in and out of traffic like you're on meth?...in the rain?...it's all ok. I'm going to start taking pictures of the different shades of my white knuckles......Getting used to holding on to whatever is available.
The general rule when loading a scooter is if you can move you're ok. Doesn't matter if you can see or not. Load up your scooter to the hilt. Chickens, 4 people on a scooter, barrels, food and produce were just a small variety of what we saw loaded on scooters. Pull a large water buffalo into town for a bath and a comb-out....easy.(below left). Can't see because you couldn't leave that one big sack of something at home?....it'll fit somewhere......if they have scooter hoarders I have a couple of pictures of that below.....
More later.
2 comments:
If they can get all that on a lousy little scooter, imagine how they could load up a Harley!
So true Bubba! I have a lot of similar pictures! :) It's comical most of the time until you share the road with them...then it's just scary.
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