Daily Blog: Display

We started off the day incredibly early with a 4am departure for the airport. Twenty six bleary eyed unicyclists and their crew packed into the bus which took us to the airport for a 6am flight down to the town of Hue, our official cycle start point.

Despite the early start, we are starving by the time we got to our hotel, and demolished a delicious breakfast which was awaiting us when we arrived. Our rooms were still being cleaned, so we assembled our unicycles in the hotel lobby, taking up every inch of space available to us.

It was very humid and drizzling when we arrived, but cleared just in time for us to set off to the Forbidden City. We toured around the incredible old buildings of the fortified city, with our Vietnamese guide explaining to us about the historical significance.

After exploring the Forbidden City, we ride a short distance to the Emperors Tomb. Our local guide tells us of how various emperors and the concubines they kept in the compound.

Riding through the busy roads with hundreds of other motorists going in seemingly every direction was a challenge. It seemed that crazy traffic is not restricted to Hanoi!

For the locals though, 26 Unicyclists riding down the busy streets of Hue is definitely not something you see everyday. We had many stares, and beeps from passing motorists, kids chasing after us, and everybody wanting to have a go on our unicycles each time we stopped. We were the cause of many traffic holdups as the motorists slowed down to get a better look.

We were exhausted by the time we rode back to the hotel and then heading out for a delicious 10 course meal.