Nicole and I wake up early to ride our motorbikes deeper into the park. We beat the heat and get to explore some fun, bumpy country roads on our way to the Paradise Cave.
This cave is much bigger, but it is only accessible by land. This involves many steps going up and down to climb the mountain and then descend into the cave. We feel cool air blowing and we know we're close. It's essentially more of the same, and I'm glad we did the Phong Nha cave by river after seeing this one. There isn't much room to explore the cave away from the wooden walkway, so we're consigned to dodge hundreds of people as we walk inside. While it is indeed epic, I'd recommend skipping this one and doing Phong Nha Cave by boat only. We have a nice time chatting with some friendly locals before hopping on our bikes, stuffing tofu and rice fuel into our faces, and heading out of town. Admittedly the circuit through the park was worth the trip to the cave. I'd love to keep exploring this area but we want to keep our momentum!
Fortunately the DCM continues to deliver incredible views and consistently radular roads. We get a bit low on fuel but fortunately don't run out before finding a little gas-stand along the highway. Onwards!
This little dude didn't seem to bothered by us jamming phones in its face.
O hai, Nature.
These cliffs look stable enough.
Tea break! I worry our engines have had it up to *here* with us, but they just need to last a few more days.
Along the way we cut back east towards a city called Vinh. We don't know what else to seek out between here and Hanoi, or if we're even going to ride to Halong Bay. Our butts and backs will make those decisions for us when the time comes.
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