{"id":11658,"date":"2019-07-12T09:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T08:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11658"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:24:19","slug":"winter-17-18-from-pho-rang-to-na-hang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-pho-rang-to-na-hang\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 From Ph\u1ed1 R\u00e0ng to N\u00e0 Hang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was a gray day again. Light rain in the morning, so I took it easy and had two coffees. After the rain stopped, I finally started to pack the bag on the bike. Drove out of the hotel at 10:28 for the next part of the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mist <\/picture>
Mist in the mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Clearcut\" <\/picture>
Looks like another day with a lot of brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fresh <\/picture>
Fresh cut mountainside<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Logging <\/picture>
Logging area – looks like they save a few of the big ones for later<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountains\" <\/picture>
Let’s see how this looks after the next rainy season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountains\" <\/picture>
I stay on the left side of the valley for a while<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Veneer <\/picture>
Makes sense to have a Veneer Factory in this area. All the cut trees are around.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Fresh <\/picture>
Fresh-cut wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Veneer <\/picture>
Veneer drying racks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Veneer <\/picture>
Whole villages along the road are in the veneer business<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Wood <\/picture>
New wooden house – there is some money in this valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back in H\u00e0 Giang Province<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Ha <\/picture>
I was so happy with the good road until the last corner. Back to the dirt road again!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountains\" <\/picture>
It gets greener again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Traditional <\/picture>
What a nice traditional house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Rice <\/picture>
Back to rice field country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Farmer <\/picture>
And this is a poorer farmer. You see the difference in the house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountain <\/picture>
It is only a road but it cuts huge into the green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Forrest\" <\/picture>
Nothing to see apart from the forest. Forrest!!! Let’s see if it is still here next time when I get here. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Road <\/picture>
Road into the valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Hotel in N\u00e0 Hang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Hotel <\/picture>
Quite a small room, but it has everything I need. A bed, WiFi, a hot shower,r and a toilet. Extra: a balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bathroom\" <\/picture>
A small room comes with a small bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hotel <\/picture>
Check out the ceiling!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Blanket\" <\/picture>
Blanket Love<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s drive:<\/strong>
I drove 157 kilometers in 5 hours, 10 minutes, with gas and food stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n