Hoi An to Na Trang...by motorbike
Trip Start
May 03, 2007
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18
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Trip End
??? ??, 2008
Kum Tum,
Vietnam
Sunday, July 29, 2007
We learned about the Vietnamese way of life including all about their main crops and exports, family life and marriage.
Our learning began when it came to signing the confirmation for our trip - I had to sign it. It seems that in Viet Nam, the female always signs important documents. She also looks after all of the money which the husband earns and, according to Dong, the men have to ask for money so that they can go out and spend time with their mates.
During our five day tour we learned a lot about the Vietnamese way of life. They could be described as an agrarian people since the livliehood of most families depend on the crops they can produce. The main crops are:
Coffee
Pepper
Rice
Silk
5 days travelling on the back of a bike is more tiring than I gave it credit for. Dong and My made enough stops for us to stretch our legs before it got too uncomfy.
On one of these stops Chinny, being his usual, curious self, was having a look into someone's garden and was there a little too long it seems. There were a couple of geese making their way up the slope towards him making a real racket.
It wasn't until they reached the top of the hill and started waddling towards Chinny that we realised he was the cause of their shouting. They stopped a safe distance from him and carried on their noise. As he turned around to walk back to the bikes the geese must've thought they'd got the upper hand as it seemed to spur them into action. As he walked off they followed at a faster pace, necks outstreched, beaks snapping at his heels. I called out to tell him to look behind him and when he saw the approaching guard-geese he broke into a run - they sped up too, thinking they'd got him on the run. lol. It was then that the lady of the house appeared and shooed them back into their garden.
