We escaped the traffic and crazyness of Saigon for a day to visit the lush Mekong Delta region. This is the river we have been in contact with on and off throughout the trip. The slow boat in Laos, the capital, Vientiane, and now we are at the mouth of this huge river system.
It is a lush and green world, with water the colour of coffee with cream. We took a boat ride up the canal of the delta, checking out the houses and shops on stilts - it is it's own little world. We stopped and checked out a couple of places where they made various kinds of candy, and got to sample some with tea.
We headed way across a wide stretch of water to the other side, and some very narrow channels. We switched to smaller boats where local women rowed us to our lunch spot. We had a very good lunch in a restaurant with stilt rooms for our tables.
We were back across the delta for our bus ride back to Saigon, and its crazy traffic.
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