Up early (notice the pattern?), had breakfast in the hotel and checked out. Took the bus to some small motor boats and then headed out into the Cai Rang Floating Market. Each boat that had something to sell would have it hanging on a bamboo pole to advertise their wares. There were all types of things being sold…we even had a tiny boat come up to our boat to see if anyone needed drinks. Boated down small canals to see “life on the Delta.” Stopped to see rice noodle making. Back on the boat and stopped to walk through a fruit orchard. Saw jackfruit, mango, pineapple, breadfruit, starfruit, longan, roseapple. Back on the boat to a rice processing facility, which was interesting. A word of advice, though—wash your rice. Always thought washing the rice was just
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