24 February 2013
It rained heavily all night, so there was no viewing of the full moon and the colourful street lanterns looked drenched. We set off at 6am and were soaked through before we left Hoi An.
The road from Hoi An to Da Nang was along the coast. This was China Beach named by the Americans where they had their R&R. Now it is sprouting fancy hotels and condominiums. There are 2 golf courses, one by Montgomerie and the other by Greg Norman. We were so cold and wet at this early stage that we stopped for a pho. There was then another long stretch of beach before we reach the bottom of Hai Van Pass. We came across a group of Americans who were bouncing along with no bags to carry and a support vehicle just behind.
The Hai Van Pass was a long slow drag but we could see nothing. We recommend you view Top Gear's Vietnam Special to see the scenery from the pass on a good day.
After a cup of hot tea at the pass, we set off downhill, 15km, but we had to take it easy as conditions were just appalling.
Checked into Lang Co Beach Resort, cold and thoroughly wet. We had covered 67 km and it took quite a while to thaw out.
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