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Engineers Against Poverty charity cycle challenge Day 1 - 26 February 2010 Ho Chi Minh City - Tra Vinh We arrived into Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) on 25 February in the evening and we didn't have much time to get used to the heat and humid conditions as we had to start the challenge the following day.
Helen and Éva outside the hotel in Ho Chi Minh City for the start of our long journey.
We began just outside the city and didn't have to set off from the centre of the Ho Chi Minh City itself which thankfully meant we avoided navigating through the thousands of mopeds that swarm the whole width of the city's roads.
There are 12 people in total taking part in the cycle challenge. The participants are based in Ireland, Belgium, Australia and Singapore as well as the UK.
The majority of schoolchildren travel by bicycle so the late afternoon is a busy time for the countryside roads.
Cuong and Helen at the end of the first day as we wait for the passenger boat to take the group over the river into Tra Vinh.
We manage to see the last of the daylight as we cross the river. |
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