Julie & Mike - Day 5...Or So....

Make it to Hue City, north of Da Nang today.

And just barely made it, due to monsoons, typhoons and lagoons.

Because according to first hand reports.....

"....Wow last night we had this wild storm go through. Never seen the beat!

Torrential.

Anyway all is well now except we had to bike thru the aftermath. Roads flooded all over the place. Biked thru 2 to 3 ft of water several times, like for 1/4 mile and more."

This looks to be a shot of the previous evening when the waters were rising and flooding their restaurant.

Mike again: "I mean it's low to begin with but all the rivers have blown their banks and most houses near them are half under water.

Seems routine though.

Everyone is laughing, and the kids are all happy and saying hello to us all over."

Hey, quit hogging, Dad....Julie here:

"Yesterday was the big 10k pass - uphill the whole time! huge mega challenge but we did it! It has also been rainning for 4 days, apparently there's a typhoon in the Phillipines.

I have never seen so much rain! The streets are flooded, houses are underwater and were biking through lakes! its crazy.

Today was our last biking day - it was finally sunny!

Biked through the most beautiful mountains today, amazingly gorgeous country!"

A shot of Team Tiger, nicely inside and dried out.

Now although this trip looks to have been a blast (mainly of torrential rain) all these folks are Pedalling With A Purpose.

So it's great to know that all money raised on each of their Care Vietnam websites and through fundraisers and donations, etc. goes directly to Care Canada to support Vietnamese women and girls.

If anyone would like to help out, please remember you can still go to "Cycle for Care Vietnam 2011" to contribute.

That being said.....

Two More Tigers, Please!So to wrap up Day 5...or so.....

Mike here: "Ended up at the Asia Hotel in Hue City.

Nice place. Not like the resort we were in last night though.

Off we go now to a big wind up party. Biking is over.

Tomorrow we go mopeding up into the mountains then catch a train to somewhere. More on that later."

Okay guys, well done.