{"id":6667,"date":"2017-09-08T16:31:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T15:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=6667"},"modified":"2025-12-17T05:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:17:30","slug":"from-ninh-binh-to-the-ocean-view-homestay-in-dong-hoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/from-ninh-binh-to-the-ocean-view-homestay-in-dong-hoi\/","title":{"rendered":"From Ninh Binh to the Ocean View Homestay in \u0110\u1ed3ng H\u1edbi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Good morning,<\/strong> Vietnam!
Another Gray and cold day? I did not really expect it to be nice!
Last breakfast, pack the bag game, and everything on the bike. See you in a few weeks, friends! Adios.
And I was on the way. Had no real plan for where to end up today, but further down south was the plan. The day was still young, and there was a lot of road to drive all the way to the water down south if one must. I wanted to get towards blue sky and nicer temperatures quickly so I stayed on the big roads most of the time. Trucks, diesel, and dust! Some crazy drivers and a few near hits with them later, something in my brain told me – why not hit it and drive to Ocean View Homestay? At last, it is quiet and clean there! And so I was driving a bit faster than usual and took way fewer pictures. But on a day like this, most of the pictures would not make it to the blog anyhow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Planting <\/picture>
Rice planting in action close to Ninh Binh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Monument <\/picture>
Monument in Tha\u0300nh pho\u0302\u0301 Vinh. Look at the sky. It was like that the whole day :-(<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Church <\/picture>
Church close to K\u1ef3 Nam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Another <\/picture>
Another Church close to K\u1ef3 Nam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lots of today’s drive was not really pleasant. Not only was the same gray sky that was so gray you could not even guess where the sun was! There was even some drizzle from time to time. I was really happy when I reached the Ocean View Homestay in \u0110\u1ed3ng H\u1edbi. My favorite place down there. Relaxing garden with a restaurant and quiet. Big, clean rooms and friendly staff. And only a few meters from the ocean and from the backpacker place at the beach for sundowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

410 Kilometers in 9 hours and 11 minutes with coffee and gas stops<\/p>\n\n\n\n