I’m leaving Sapa this morning and it could be hailing stones the size of watermelons, and it wouldn’t stop me bailing. As luck would have it, it is only pouring as I jump on the bike for the ride back over Fansipan’s northern shoulder to Mù Cang Chải.
The ride is about 140 km, which Google Maps says should take three and a half hours by car or 28 hours o…