Son Tra Peninsula – Biking - Friends


Son Tra Peninsula is known as the green lung, a nature reserve of Da Nang city. Located 10km northeast of the city center, this is a place for sightseeing and many sports activities of locals. A variety of sports are available at Son Tra Peninsula, including cycling, running, climbing, paragliding, paddle boarding, and snorkelling. Personally, I like cycling the most because with the 3-sided terrain bordering the sea, Son Tra peninsula offers many beautiful and impressive cycling routes

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Morning is the best time for a bike ride, our group will usually start at 5:00 in the summer or 5:30 in the winter. Going out for a bike ride while the city is still sleeping, breathing the early morning air makes me feel very peaceful and refresh. It takes me about 5 minutes to pedal to the beach. At that time, the sun has not fully risen, the horizon was glowing red, and this is probably the most beautiful moment of the day. By the seashore, fishermen and traders are busy buying and selling fresh fish that are brought ashore after a night fishing trip, I thought to myself when I go back I will buy some fresh squid there. I continue to cycle alongside the pedestrians on the side of the road, watching them exercise makes me feel more energetic.

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Our cycling group usually meet up at a place near the foot of Son Tra peninsula. At this time, the sun has gradually risen from the sea with warm rays, mixing with the cold air on the mountain, which bringing us a very refreshing feeling. We often cycle to the attractions in the peninsula such as the thousand-year banyan tree, Tien Sa Lighthouse, Da Den beach (800 years old) which is popular for its unique shape, Mui Nghe with its pristine rocky beach and wonderful coral reefs. We often cycle to these places and then leave the car next to the bushes and hike along the trails along the sea.

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What I like most about cycling in Son Tra peninsula are the slopes, each big slope is a challenge. I like the feeling of sweating and being with my friends trying to cross steep passes to catch the best moments of dawn. All of our senses are awakened on the way up, the lungs are filled with fresh air after each deep breath, the skin is caressed by gentle breezes after each descent, and the ears are given the vibrant sound of all species along the road. Sometimes the monkeys squealed as if they were joking with us when stepping across the trees. I feel truly connected to nature and animals here. After pedalling to the point, everyone is sweating, we talk, laugh and enjoy the cool sea breeze that sooths our tired muscles. The brilliant dawn keep rising with our laughter. At about 7am, we cycle back to a seaside cafe to drink a cup of coffee before going back home then getting to work. Sometimes, when we finish work, we can cycle once more to another point on the peninsula, the feeling of going downhill and watching the city light up is also great too.

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I always like to go biking on the weekend the most because I will have more time and my mood will be more relaxed. On Sunday, our biking group might have more time to conquer the further points of the Son Tra peninsula. We will bring food and drinks if the place has lots of fun activities for the whole day. Everybody has a backpack with food, beer, water, swimming goggles, and we enjoy the day before kicking back tired but still happy in the afternoon. It's great to have all these great friends in my biking group, we both love new things and are always ready for harder challenges, steeper slopes, and more laughs on new roads

Thanks for reading my post. Let's ride bycle.


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