Day 3 to Phong Nha

I wake up a bit late, and rush down to meet the guys for breakfast. Many of the hotels have private rooms for groups like ours to sit and have breakfast. Seems like the standard breakfast we have consists of roll of Baguette, sunny side up egg, maybe some pate, some melon, and some coffee or tea. I discovered a great drink this morning, called 'tra gung mat ong'(pronounced Cha Gung) its basically tea, mixed with ginger and honey. Very good and quells any stomach aches and headaches. By the way, up to this point, I haven’t had any “travelers” sickness of any kind. I stick to the mantra, “dont drink tap water or add ice”. Lots of riding on flat lands and rice paddies during the second half of the day. Before sundown, we hit a huge space and see these mountains in the background. And they have words on them that make the Hollywood sign seem lame. This is the entrance to a large national park. Quynh tells us that this is where many Vietnamese come and visit during vacation season. Since it wasn’t the right time of year, the inside of the park was very empty, with only people running local businesses inhabiting the place. We park our bikes and Quynh has the fellows next door wash our bikes for us. Decent hotel room, and I shared it with Al. We as a group take a walk down to a local eatery to enjoy some awesome food. Something with beef and lemongrass.. Can’t remember.