is a daily practice in our adventures… trusting photos online to describe where you’ll be staying, trusting homestay hosts to be there when you arrive to check in, trusting motocab drivers to take you to your destination in the countryside in the dark, trusting that what you’re about to eat will stay in your stomach.. 😉 and this adventure was no different.
Jim was inspired to take on this pass on a motorbike from the Top Gear episode when they were in Vietnam so we planned it into our trip. Not only did we have to trust the moto to make it up and over Hai Van pass, we had to trust Motorvina to get our backpacks from Hoi An to Hue before our train departed at 4:47 in the afternoon. They said the luggage transport van usually arrives by 4:30.
So we popped on our helmets, strung on our face masks to cut back the exhaust and hopped on the moto. These photos may seem like a Sunday cruise by the bay, but what we didn’t include here was the buzzing under our buns, heavy traffic of trucks whizzing past and the mind-numbing wind through our helmets. Not to mention, never have I gotten so sunburned on my ankles!
It’s moments like this where we are reminded that what is meant to be will work out. Trusting in this in all situations is at the heart and soul of UVND, and what we find joy in during these unique opportunities.
In the end, we arrived in Hue even in time for lunch and a lap around the Ancient Citadel. When we went to check on our luggage, armed with ideas to wheel and deal about getting our packs there sooner, our backpacks were sitting in their garage – and it was only 2:30!
We highly recommend renting from Motorvina next time you’re in Vietnam. They have locations throughout the country where you can rent motorbikes in one city and drop off in another – and they’ll even transport your luggage there for you.
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