Early morning wake up for the ride to the floating markets of Can Rei. About a 30 minute san pan ride to the wholesale market. This one is not a tourist market but a working one so we have to go early so as not to interfere with the main part of the commerce at peak time.
We leave hotel at 5:30 am and get to river. Boat ride on nice cool day, it is about 10 degrees cooler today. Reminds me of the Bangkok river in many ways. Similar houses on stilts, people washing and drinking directly from the very muddy river. Long tail boats but here there are many many types of boats. Some like HK are living quarter for those who never live on land. They have a real problem with getting an identity card.
As we drove to the river for the boat ride we saw hundreds, maaybe more, taking their morning excercise. Not Tai Chi but either walking or dancing and moving their butts and arms.
Image 19 is in a private gardén that we visited after the market. The market pictures, many, with many bad, will have to wait until I can unload the digital camera. The morning light was not good and certainly not good enough for the cell phone.
Image 18 is me of course in the hotel before leaving. Image 21 is a monkey we fed some fruit and 22 is a view of this wonderful upper class hotel.
After returning to Can Tho took a motorized cyclo ride around the city, for about 40 minutes; cool weather, clean city and lots of activity made this a good ride.
Off to breakfast, hungry.
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