Day 27 Motorbikes and My Son Ruins

I left for this trip with some transportation boundaries. I will always pay the extra dollar or so to take a proper taxi. Or at least that is what I did for the last month or so. Then one day the phrase, "Wanna rent some motorbikes and ride out to these ruins for the day?" freaked me out for a few minutes then got me stoked for some driving time. I haven't drove a car for almost two years, so some time behind the wheel or handlebars was pretty fantastic.

Riding a motorbike isn't all that difficult. There were some coordination problems at moments and when the big buses drove by I moved the side and couldn't help but close my eyes, only for a second. It took us loads longer to get the My Son ruins than we thought but the scenery was fantastic so there was no complaining. If I find myself in Vietnam again I will be coming back to this place to go out on my own with a camera and no destinations. There were numerous moments I wanted to pull over and snap a shot or fifteen.


I wish I could have stopped to take 20932849203 more photos. The view was so beautiful!


Jacqui and Lotte posing with our bikes, the only bike shot I took :(


My Son Ruins





The My Son ruins themselves were pretty interesting. They are the most expansive collection of ruins in Vietnam. We took a few pictures and hung around for a bit but really we had to book it back to Hoi An before dark.

Both the ruins and bikes were exciting but at the end of the day we were exhausted and called it an early night....ready for some beach time in the morning!