Easy rider trip around Danang

I wanted to go to the marble mountains so the hostel told me the best way to get there was an easy rider which cost $20. I went to work out my budget, and after figuring out that as room and accommodation are so cheap, I was ok to pay this.

Just when I was about to go down to tell them, the lady from the hostel told me she had called the driver and he was willing to do it for $17, with the Son Tra Peninsula included.

I headed out on the bike. The scenery was amazing. We went over the dragon bridge which on the weekend blows out fire!

Me on the bike

I got to the Son Tra Peninsula first. This is where the Lady Bhudda statue is which you can see for miles. It was impressive to see. The view was incredible. 

Me with the view in the background

The amazing view of Danang

The Lady Bhudda statue

When I was done looking round, I got back on the bike and we went to a beach, a bit up from the one I'd been to before. I didn't want to go swimming but it was nice to dip my feet in. I got talking to a Vietnamese girl (who wanted a picture with me!) and a Swedish guy (who probably thought I was really enthusiastic about Sweden!)

                 Me in the sea

I got back on the bike and we headed to the marble mountains. My easy rider driver told me that it was half the price to get the stairs rather than lift, so I headed up the stairs which were quite steep.

The start of the stairs

When I got to the top there was a cave to look in. It was quite big and had a few little caves in it. There was a few Bhuddist statutes in it.

One of the statues

I went up more stairs to find more caves. There was one that I wanted to climb up more but was a bit worried that I'd fall down! I also went up to one view point. The stairs stopped and I had to climb over the rocks to get there. The view was amazing from the top.

In one of the caves

The rocks I had to climb over to get to the view point

After I had got to that one there were some Pagodas (temples) which I had a look round. There was another cave which I explored and when I walked further along the path there was some steps with no sign. 

Being a sucker for mysterious steps I started to climb up. Having done a lot of walking already, I got pretty tired quite quick. The stairs were getting steeper as I went up and I soon realised how high up I was. 

But the view at the top was totally worth the climb. I was on the highest of the marble mountains and you could see for miles in all directions. 

One view of the sea

Me with the sea in the background

The steps going down

Totally exhausted from the climb, I had a look around the last cave which was definitely the biggest. 

In the last cave

The cave

I made my way down to the bottom, and got back on the bike. My easy rider driver  convinced me to have a beer- cos 2.30 is not too early to have one apparently, and I had some lunch at a local restaurant.

Tiny chairs in the local restaurant 

When I got back to the hostel, I watched a film and then went for dinner with some people from my hostel. We played drinking jenga and I got some good tips on working in Australia from some Aussies who were staying there.