Day 689 – August 15, 2026 – Nha Trang, Vietnam
Ba Ho is a beautiful nature area in southern Vietnam. It is one of the most thoughtfully designed parks I’ve seen. Everywhere, there are photogenic bursts of color, scenic nooks & crannies to explore, helpful signs and lots of shady rest stops.
Photo credit: Tim H.
One disappointment: I was SO excited about this SkyBike and couldn’t wait to try it out. It’s essentially a bicycle zipline, where you ride a bike in the air on a thin track, harnessed to a cable system. Only to find out that they wouldn’t let us seniors on, because 55 is the upper age limit! Bah humbug!
And then they rub it in with this sign. You may be never too old to play outside, but you’re too old to do a SkyBike? That’s just not right. 😡
4 responses to “Beautiful Ba Ho”
That’s a very colorful place. I have not heard about this park in the hundreds of student presentations over the years. It looks very playful with many visual gems for the eye. Now about the bike rules–maybe an additional “hazard fee” from you could have gotten the paddles moving. Just wild speculation on my part!:) Looks like you are going to be in Vietnam for about a month. That’s wonderful.
“Visual gems for the eye” – yes, that was exactly it. Yes we are spending quite a bit of time in Vietnam. The age rule aside, it’s a beautiful place.
55 is too old to do stuff? I think I just crossed Vietnam off my list.
In Vietnam’s defense, it did have a lot of good stuff going for it. I say, give it another chance.