Lak Lake to Trinh Nuh Waterfall

The scenery today was not nearly as stuning as it was yesterday, but fun, nevertheless. We started out riding along the eastern edge of Lak Lake in powerful head and side winds. Pedaling through vibrant green rice paddies at snails pace was a good precursor to the rest of the day. Marcus was unable to sleep last night and combinded with heat exhaustion from the day before, was forced to call it quits early on. Heidi and I plugged up the mountains, our lungs and legs burning, only to be rewarded by fast, steep downhills that made every pedal stroked of the uphill worth it. By 11am we had reached Elephant Rock, a gigantic granite mound in the middle of Daklak Valley. By 1pm, we had reached the city of Buon Ma Thuot, enjoyed a fantastic lunch of icy cold Cokes and Vietnamese spring rolls, and some of the best coffee in Vietnam. Another 20km and we had arrived at Trinh Nu Waterfall, our resting place for the night. I was utterly exhausted by the time we arrived.