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Vietnam/Diện Biên Phủ Round the world trip 2008
3/28
I am writing from Hanoi. After several hours of searching we found an internet that we can work in – not a game palace! We sadly loaded Bici on a bus and rode the smoothest downhill for hours into Hanoi. We had to ride Bici about 10km into town to find a guest house. Art’s jiggling things in the bottom bracket served to release whatever was broken enough to allow the cranks to spin freely so we could ride! Settled, we are now faced with finding a repair person. Online we learn of a good mechanic and write down his name and address. He had moved but managed to arrange to send his mechanic to our hotel to check the bike. Of course, they did not have the tool, but took the elliptical with the bottom bracket in it and left with it for the night. Today they returned, but the part isn’t right. They brought us our bottom bracket that had definitely broken and a piece had sheared off – that we assumed was what made the horrible noise when we realized it was broken and the piece probably caught and caused the cranks to catch and drag. The mechanic does not seem to have the part. He left and we just check in on the bike periodically during the day as we tend to other tasks. We found several book shops and exchanged for new reading material. We found a doctor and a dentist – taking care of those things that need good care before we head into China. And we found this internet – so you all can get caught up on our adventures!?
The weather is cool. The traffic and level of activity is frenzied. The people are pretty nice – much different than we were led to believe. And there are western amenities, so we are enjoying great food, some English signage and look forward to seeing some of the museums and sights as soon as we get Bici back on his tires.
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March 25 Vietnam/Yen Chau Weltreise 2008
I am writing from Hanoi. After several hours of searching we found an internet that we can work in – not a game palace! We sadly loaded Bici on a bus and rode the smoothest downhill for hours into Hanoi. We had to ride Bici about 10km into town to find a guest house. Art’s jiggling things in the bottom bracket served to release whatever was broken enough to allow the cranks to spin freely so we could ride! Settled, we are now faced with finding a repair person. Online we learn of a good mechanic and write down his name and address. He had moved but managed to arrange to send his mechanic to our hotel to check the bike. Of course, they did not have the tool, but took the elliptical with the bottom bracket in it and left with it for the night. Today they returned, but the part isn’t right. They brought us our bottom bracket that had definitely broken and a piece had sheared off – that we assumed was what made the horrible noise when we realized it was broken and the piece probably caught and caused the cranks to catch and drag. The mechanic does not seem to have the part. He left and we just check in on the bike periodically during the day as we tend to other tasks. We found several book shops and exchanged for new reading material. We found a doctor and a dentist – taking care of those things that need good care before we head into China. And we found this internet – so you all can get caught up on our adventures!?
The weather is cool. The traffic and level of activity is frenzied. The people are pretty nice – much different than we were led to believe. And there are western amenities, so we are enjoying great food, some English signage and look forward to seeing some of the museums and sights as soon as we get Bici back on his tires.
