Departing the homestay.

A beautiful ride along a fertile valley.

Rice straw is kept for animal feed.

Bamboo bridge.

Happy cyclists, we really gelled as a group and went at a good pace.

The local children found us amusing and would often rush out to shout, wave and try to slap hands.

A picnic lunch including food that the farmers take into the fields with them, sticky rice cooked in banana leaves in bamboo. Our guide Tung, demonstrating how to open them.