{"id":11381,"date":"2019-06-20T15:13:31","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T14:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11381"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:44:54","slug":"winter-17-18-tan-quang-over-pho-rang-to-sa-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-tan-quang-over-pho-rang-to-sa-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 T\u00e2n Quang over Ph\u1ed1 R\u00e0ng to Sa Pa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It rained the whole night, and it rained the whole morning. I guess it is because the Greek comes from a country where it does not rain that much. He is not used to driving in the Vietnamese mountains, where the roads are bad, even worse when wet. And he has no experience with the low clouds and fog in the mountains when it rains. I have plenty of it and decided to take the easy way in the valley. Stubborn as a mule, Mitsos took to the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Motorbiker\" <\/picture>
The Greek is ready for the road. It rains, and he thinks it is good to take the mountain road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Wet <\/picture>
This is the highway – and it got worse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since it rained for most of the trip, I have only a few pictures today. You see the road – you can imagine. One time,e there was a river on the road that was quite deep. Had to wait till I saw some locals pass to know how to cross. I was lucky, and my bike made it safely to the other side. The Greek was not so lucky. He chose to try the left side. That was not a good idea. He got stuck and had to walk his bike out of it. The water was about 60 cm deep on this side. I wonder how it is in the rainy season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Fog <\/picture>
The fog lifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountain <\/picture>
Only to make way for more rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Clouds <\/picture>
But the street stays below the clouds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 H\u00e0 Th\u1ea7n in Ph\u1ed1 R\u00e0ng<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Got into town a bit after 15:00. There are a lot of Guesthouses along the main road, so it was not too easy to decide. Found this one and was quite happy. They sent the little boy with me to show me the room. I liked it, so the next step is to find out the price. Since he was only 10 or so, I put some money on the floor, but he did not like what I put. So he got some more out of my hand and put it on top. Too much, so I took some back. After a while, we settled on a price. We went back down again, and I filled in my information in the book. After that, it was relaxing in the dry room and waiting for the Greek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Hotel <\/picture>
Our room at the Nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 H\u00e0 Th\u1ea7n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hotel <\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bathroom\" <\/picture>
The bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Wet <\/picture>
The Greek had to turn back after a while. The fog in the mountains was too thick. Wet but happy to find me in the nice room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was not easy to find a restaurant in town. If you go to small towns, the restaurants close quite early or have a lot of meat and not enough greens. The only one we found that looked OK enough so the Greek would go in was this one. The little girl saw us and followed us into the place. She helped us translate with the owner and we talked till dinner was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Restaurant\" <\/picture>
My best friend in town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s drive:
I drove 81 kilometers in 2 hours, 47 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n