Home at last! A final blog posting

We arrived home at 11:30 AM yesterday after a five hour flight at midnight from Hanoi to Narita, an eight hour layover in Narita, and a twelve hour flight to Minneapolis. It seems that when I crossed the international date line - I gained the the power to fly home in 'one day'.

Anyway, looking back on this three week cycling/kayaking trip, I have to say that it was fantastic - far better than I could have imagined.


This is a rare photo of me at a rest stop in the country southwest of Hanoi. It's a part of the country I really enjoyed.

I enjoyed the company of Harriet, David, and my sister Allison. The other twelve people in our group were all enjoyable - and I'll miss them. Our leaders were personable, knowledgable, articulate, well organized, and safety-conscious. The food, nearly every bite, was fabulous.

Weather was colder than I expected, in the north, and I had neither enough warm clothes, nor enough presentable (or even clean) clothes. We traveled a bit too light.

David shared on Facebook (Jan 7, 2012):
"It was completely crazy, and I would do it again and again and again if I had the chance."


That means we accomplished something great, beyond 260 miles.

Finally, two more photos - a domestic scene from the north:



and some friendly kids from the central region near the sea:


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