We set off for Hoi An with Julia and Martin (who had bought their own motorbikes in Hanoi). We would be driving along the Hai Van Pass which was one of the stretches of road wed seen on Top Gear Vietnam Special and we were so looking forward to it. 20 minutes after leaving Hue it started to rain – 21 minutes after leaving Hue we were soaked through! It rained for the full five hours. This wasn’t how it looked on Top Gear! We arrived in Hoi An looking like drowned rats. Everything we owned was soaked including phones, money, passports, malaria tablets – the entire contents of our backpacks. The hair dryer in our room was on constantly for three days trying to dry everything. After wed finally managed to dry some clothes we
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