Mekong Delta

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16.4.2012

Started our 2 night/3day tournof the Mekong Delta, visiting My Tho, Can Tho, Chau Doc and finishing in Phnom Penh (Cambodia). We had a bus journey to My Tho dock were we boarded a boat to visit Pheonix Island on the river. It is much bigger here from when we were last on it in Laos. On the Island we were shown life on the Mekong Delta. All the fruits they grow, how they make the honey for their tea. The tea was very nice with lemon, honey and water. We then got into 4's and got onto a tiny long boat on one of the small canals that ran through the island. 2 women with conical hats on rowed us down the bamboo banked canal until we ended up back at the main river were our boat was waiting for us.

We then visited anoter island which had a coconut candy workshop and a crocodile farm. I went fishing for them! Bought a piece of meat and a bamboo stick with line and teased the crocodiles until they went for the meat. I played with them for a bit until I thought it was cruel and gave them the meat. After lunch we got a horse and cart back to the boat where we went back the dock and on a bus to take us to Can Tho. We arrived at about 4pm checked into our hotel and had a look around. There was lots of people selling fish and prawns on the side of the road. All obviously from the river and shows how so many people depnd on it.

Got back to the hotel to find out that Jenny and Mark have got Engaged!! We are so happy for them both!

17.4.2012

Up at 6 to go and see the Mekong Delta's biggest floatin market. We boarded a boat that took us 40 minutes from Can Tho. There was hundreds of boats selling fruit and veg. They would have a big bamboo stick on the front of the boat with what they were selling. If you wanted to buy something you would pull up along side and it will get thrown from boat to boat. We then went to a big tropical fruit orchard which was interesting. We saw our first pineapple bush! After eating so many we finally know how they frow. It was very nice orchard with lily and lotus' surrounding it. We then got bus to Chau Doc stopping at a temple built into a mountain. We cllimbed up it and you could see Cambodia from there. We then checked into our hotel and had some street food for tea. M x

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