Finally! This blog has been very hard to access for some reason.
The last couple of days have been pretty adventure-packed. We left Saigon after 3 days and boarded a bus to explore the Mekong Delta via boat where we saw floating markets, explored some factories, and had a delicious lunch on a small island, followed by a short bike ride around the little village. We then took another bus from the city of Vinh Long to the town of Chau Doc where we stayed overnight on a floating hotel and then today we explored a fish farm and another small village via boat. We were taken back to the city of Chau Doc and then driven to a temple honoring Mr. Ho Chi Minh (the guide called him Mr.) and King (also Mr.) Ngyen. Our last stop was a buddhist pagoda. We had to walk up several flights of stairs to get to the pagoda but the view from the top was breath-taking, or maybe I was just out of breath. We are currently in a hotel in Chau Doc and will be leaving tomorrow to travel roughly 6 hours to get to the island of Phu Quoc where we plan to stay for at least a few days.
Ray is staring over my shoulder right now, offering "helpful" running commentary on what I am writing, stressin' me out!
At any rate, so far I love Vietnam. People have been very gracious and the food has been mostly delicious. It is definitely hot and humid, but not unbearably so. I feel good here, bedtime is early as is wake-up time, and despite the copious quantity of motorized vehicles blowing off exhaust, I feel healthy. I am looking forward to more exploration and hope to have pictures of the ocean to post very soon.
The last couple of days have been pretty adventure-packed. We left Saigon after 3 days and boarded a bus to explore the Mekong Delta via boat where we saw floating markets, explored some factories, and had a delicious lunch on a small island, followed by a short bike ride around the little village. We then took another bus from the city of Vinh Long to the town of Chau Doc where we stayed overnight on a floating hotel and then today we explored a fish farm and another small village via boat. We were taken back to the city of Chau Doc and then driven to a temple honoring Mr. Ho Chi Minh (the guide called him Mr.) and King (also Mr.) Ngyen. Our last stop was a buddhist pagoda. We had to walk up several flights of stairs to get to the pagoda but the view from the top was breath-taking, or maybe I was just out of breath. We are currently in a hotel in Chau Doc and will be leaving tomorrow to travel roughly 6 hours to get to the island of Phu Quoc where we plan to stay for at least a few days.
Ray is staring over my shoulder right now, offering "helpful" running commentary on what I am writing, stressin' me out!
At any rate, so far I love Vietnam. People have been very gracious and the food has been mostly delicious. It is definitely hot and humid, but not unbearably so. I feel good here, bedtime is early as is wake-up time, and despite the copious quantity of motorized vehicles blowing off exhaust, I feel healthy. I am looking forward to more exploration and hope to have pictures of the ocean to post very soon.
Awesome pictures...I love the guy on the cellphone...such a testiment to globalization.
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I feel like Ray traveled with that same shirt in India...what it is, his lucky shirt or something? A plaid and silent rebellion against the hippy clothing of travel?
That soup looks yummy! :)
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