Day 17, I was forced to squat to relieve myself in a toilet without a seat. I had to maintain a stable posture by using my quadriceps. However, I was required to use my head and body more than I would if I were sitting on a normal Western-style toilet.
I looked at the other vacant rooms and saw that the toilet had a seat. I wonder if the owner thought, "This person will be fine without a seat"...?
Today was another 44km trek on the Asian Highway 1. The temperature was 20-27 degrees. By the way, it was 25-35 degrees in Ho Chi Minh today. It was gradually changing from subtropical to tropical. There might be a rain shower. I'd like to make a commercial video of myself washing my head with a rain shower (lol).
I get advice like, "If you go to XXX, you should see YYY, it's delicious, so you should definitely eat zzz," but I'm a contrarian, so I don't do that much. It's often more fun if I don't have any prior information. I enjoy my own free-spirited travels and life.
Started before 6 o'clock.
After 18km, I finally took a break. I had pho bo at a restaurant along the Asian Highway. The chilli peppers, herbs and coriander served as stomach medicine. This restaurant was also delicious.
After 25km, I took a break on the side of the Asian Highway. If I run with a buggy, I can have a mobile cafe that I can enjoy anywhere. The downside is that when it gets hot, I can't carry fresh food, and cold food quickly becomes lukewarm. It's still okay at the current temperature, but I want to avoid heat above 40 degrees as much as possible.
Around 1pm, I arrived at the former Military Demarcation Line Memorial Park, located at 17 degrees north, on the banks of the Hien Luong Bridge. 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, I once again prayed for lasting peace in the world.
After 3pm, I ran 45.7km and checked into a hotel in Gio Linh. The hotel I had planned to stay at went out of business, so I went another 2km south. The room was very clean and cost 200,000 VND (1,200 JPY). There was no refrigerator, but the toilet had a toilet seat! It's nice to find a cheap hotel.
The karaoke next to the hotel was really loud. It was at a level that would get me sued for noise pollution in Japan. I was so tone deaf that I couldn't believe my eardrums. I wonder if the person singing with him/her had damaged eardrums? I could hear the sound from 100 meters away from another karaoke store I passed today.
*Today's distance: 45.7 km
Total distance from Noi Bai International Airport: 596.3 km
*Today's photos are here
*YouTube video playlist is here
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