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- Day 1
- Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
- ☁️ -6 °C
- Altitude: 211 m
United StatesIowa City41°39’48” N 91°31’19” W
Lets do this!
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
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- Day 1
- Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
- ☁️ -6 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
- United StatesGolf View Mobile Home Court41°45’35” N 91°38’31” W
Zooming up 380
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -6 °C
Here we go! Every journey starts with the first step!
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- Day 1
- Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
- ☀️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 369 m
- United StatesFieldstone Park43°8’50” N 93°21’34” W
My husband traded me for a chair
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
Husband found a chair he liked and traded me and my luggage even up. He's headed back to Iowa while my gorgeous sister in law is taking me the rest of the way to MN.
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- Day 1
- Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
- ☀️ -3 °C
- Altitude: 300 m
- United StatesLyndale44°59’55” N 93°43’5” W
Arrived at the compound
January 26 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
My home away from home in the US.
Thanks to the sister in law for letting me sleep in the house and not with the horses!
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 297 m
- United StatesDelano45°2’5” N 93°46’17” W
Coffee!
January 27 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Caribou caffeine run!
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- Day 2
- Monday, January 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
- 🌙 0 °C
- Altitude: 301 m
- United StatesLyndale44°59’55” N 93°43’6” W
Day in the compound
January 27 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Slept all day and preping to be up all night to reset my internal clock. Coffee with the gals to give me the final push.
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
- 🌬 -3 °C
- Altitude: 300 m
- United StatesLyndale44°59’56” N 93°43’5” W
It is dark
January 28 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 -3 °C
Stayed up all night, or so I thought. It is still dark, but we are off to the airport. Last chance to back out!
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
- ☁️ -2 °C
- Altitude: 269 m
- United StatesMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport44°52’59” N 93°12’45” W
Delta sky priority
January 28 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
There are a lot of people here, but free breakfast and comfy seats is worth the crowd.
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- Day 3
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
- 🌬 0 °C
- Altitude: 256 m
- United StatesSnelling Lake44°53’2” N 93°13’0” W
No turni g back now!
January 28 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 0 °C
Locked in and leaving early!
Figures I'm not tired.
Must start the trip with ... yeah it's just orange juice. I am having enough adventure today, I do not need to be drunk.
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- Day 4
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
- 🌬 -2 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
South KoreaIncheon International37°27’54” N 126°25’57” E
Back on the ground
January 29 in South Korea ⋅ 🌬 -2 °C
Landed in Seoul and made it through security. Professional, polite and very efficient staff.
Plane delayed so hanging by the gate.
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- Day 5
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
- 🌙 12 °C
- Altitude: 34 m
VietnamĐền Ngọc Sơn21°1’58” N 105°50’60” E
Ha Noi at night
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Bridge from airport to town. 10 million people, 4 million scooters. At midnight, you wouldn't know it.
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- Day 5
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- VietnamNgoc Son Temple21°1’53” N 105°50’57” E
Dodging scooters in hanoi
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Joined a tour this afternoon to a traditional Huong village. Glad I don't have to drive!
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- Day 5
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- VietnamHa Thôn20°46’34” N 105°47’36” E
Making incense
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Learned traditional method of incense making and posed with a hat. I did not buy one.
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- Day 5
- Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- VietnamPhương Trung20°49’47” N 105°45’43” E
Traditional hat painting
January 30 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
So, learn the process of hat making, then sit you down to paint a hat. My mind was blank.
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- VietnamHo Chi Minh Mausoleum21°2’11” N 105°50’6” E
Hi chi minh mosuleum
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Yep, he's still in there, but Monday and Friday is his private sleeping day.
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 38 m
- VietnamPresidential Palace, Hanoi21°2’19” N 105°50’6” E
Ho chi minh residential palace
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Nice place, but he didn't live here; he worked here.
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- VietnamTemple of Literature21°1’46” N 105°50’12” E
Temple of literature
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The temple of literature was the 1st university of Vietnam, started by Confucius. I achieved my degree and now will ride back to my village to spread my supreme knowledge.
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- VietnamHồ Hoàn Kiếm21°1’30” N 105°50’46” E
Hanoi Hilton
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Well, that was depressing.
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- Day 6
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
- 🌙 23 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- VietnamĐền Ngọc Sơn21°1’54” N 105°51’13” E
Thang long water puppet theater
January 31 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Finished the day in a traditional way. Water puppets. Essentially the Muppets in a pool in Vietnam.
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- VietnamNguyên Ngoại20°16’23” N 105°54’43” E
Bike ride
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Got off the bus and they put me on a bike. This will be interesting
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- VietnamNguyên Ngoại20°15’48” N 105°54’54” E
Nice scenery. Not biking.
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Beautiful route. Would have enjoyed more on a bike instead of peddling a pogo stick.
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- VietnamHang Mua20°13’46” N 105°56’3” E
Mua Cave death climb
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
These 400 plus "stairs" got me closer to heaven and almost killed me . Not quite the tip top, but close. Still had to get down, you know.
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- VietnamNguyên Ngoại20°15’4” N 105°56’14” E
Marked safe from scooter ride
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Bus driver got me a ride to hotel. On a scooter. With all my luggage. I would have photos, but it was dark, and I was clinging to the driver with unbridled passion.
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- VietnamHoàng Long20°17’7” N 105°54’26” E
Random cattle on temple parade grounds
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Because why not? They did have a leash.
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- Day 7
- Saturday, February 1, 2025
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- VietnamVũ Lâm20°13’44” N 105°55’48” E
Trang An UNESCO site by boat
February 1 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
My new shinangster and I having hip pain watching these people row the boats with their feet.