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Ninh Kieu Dist - Cai Rang Dist:
Depart at Ninh Kieu, follow the main road 1A, turn right at the Cai Rang bridge (close to the Cai Rang floating market), keep on going to the next bridge, turn right, keep on going till you see the Cai Son orchird on your left (about 500m).

Continue on the trekking , your will catch the intersection at the edge. Once turning left it will be the dead-end, you should turn right, follow the construction work- it will not last for long, so just go along (not crossing the bride), keep going straight ahead, you will end up at Long Tuyen Ward. There's a Long Tuyen jail and the Long Tuyen village (not much to see once you get to Long Tuyen, except the jail and the big graveyard of war soldiers).

Take on either the road on your left (cross the bridge to Giai Xuấn Ward) or just going staight up, there will be another bridge, on your left also (I guess it would be in the same ward 'cause those two will lead to the same 923 road. There's one more bride if you go staight ahead, it is said that it would lead to Phong Dien commune, however, that bride collapsed already. I'll check it out one day.
Turn left once coming to the road 923 will lead you back to An Binh Ward, and then follow the road 923 till you see the 1A main road.

Binh Thuy Dist. – Cai Rang Dist.
Cross the Binh Thuy bridge you will catch the Binh Thuy temple on your right. Coming inside and worship the Tiger Master. You girls will fond of having a sortilege. Today I have the fairly good one, foretelling me that I would be cheated by some of my familiars but all of those things would not become an obstacle to me ‘cause there’s always a powerful man who will be in favor of me.
Go straight ahead around 1km, you will find the Le Hong Phong street on your left, follow the street till you see an intersection, turn right, and then turn left at the corner. The Binh Thuy ancient house is on your left.

Keep on going straight, on your right, when getting outside of the house, you will come to Long Hoa Ward, the lady I asked for direction told me if we turn right at the bride, we will come to Phong Dien commune, but I didn’t try it out as it was getting dark soon.
So, I crossed the bridge and then going straight up. I think this is the most beautiful sight I’ve seen so far for the tour “through the lush countryside” ‘cause I found the very simple lifestyle of the locals then, growing vegetables, ( I caught some vegetable patch), the harvesting scene , the immense of rice field, and there’s also the football field of local kids, behind the construction work. This road ends up at An Binh church (very big church), eventually to the 923 road.

I had a fun time while riding and practising my "map skill". Jeez, actually, I still have to ask for direction alot during the trip, however, I found it would be much easy while having a look at where migh I be first so I could locate myself.

Okie, there's a trip coming up tomorrow, to Vi Thanh Ward, Hau Giang province. It's a driving time tomorrow so I supposed to be much more alert to the direction then.
Well, I think I will come and see Trung,the An Phuong owner, it's been awhile since I last contacted him, I guess he's married already. Now, time for recalling memory back then, the busines trip to Hiep Hung,....woa..woa...awesome Như!

Well,...there's a lot of things happened recently. It's been a while since I left this blog uncared.

There was an exciting trip that I've just experienced in the 30 April. We came to An Giang and Kien Giang. Actually,it was not such kind that 's what so-called "Journey" , but somehow I feel the freedom and liberty, a little bit of fun time with those people I first met for the first time.

Day 1: An Giang province- one night in Chau Doc, having seafood at the local restaurant.
Day 2: Head to Sam mountain, the second time on top of the mountain (I remembered my first time was in Cat Ba islet, Quang Ninh province). It's not such a high mountain, but it was fun when being able to reach the top after all those harsh of laziness and tiredness, The Cham village, and Cham temple. There's a ferry called Chau Giang that we took to get there.
Day 3: To Kien Giang, Ha Tien beach (Mui Nai), Mac Cuu temple . We stopped by the borderline market before getting ahead to Kien Giang. There's a new road that they 've just partly completed going along the Vinh Te canal, the way itself is not much dangerous, however, in the case that we rode alone at night, it become much more troublesome. Gosh, it's too dark, and the local houses are just too far from the main road. I felt like my heart was racing really fast with the high speed I rode. At that time, there was a thought in my mind that, in case we were caught by the robber, I would ride with the most furious speed . Fortunatelly, that we didn't. Haha...

My partner tried to calm me down by pointing to me that there was a sign of the Ha Tien city close by, and he kept telling me that, "I can smell the sense of the crowd" , thanks, bro. I really had a good time with you, hope this relationship will last for the next few years.



An Giang province , view from Sam mountain


This is where the Chua Xu Lady used to be settled


Ong pagoda


The Champa handicraft


The Champa temple (Murakai-oops, terible spelling)


The Champa kids


A beautiful church in Hon Dat, Kien Giang province


riding through 2 sudden rainfalls, stopped by a roadside cafe eventually


There you go! the team of bike journey.