Jan 23. 19:30 local time
Today started with a speedboat ride from Chau Doc to Can Tho and then the rest of the way by coach. Now a day in HCMC and then off to the "home" visit South of here.
The speedboat is pictured. Nice cool breeze as we motored along at 45 kmhour
Excellent views of the Mekong from the river. Many brick factories – each fueled by rice hulls that also move along the river in their own sampans.
Corn fields as well as long beans. This is very much an agricultural area and much of it is more visible from riverside.
After a ferry exit we stopped for coconut snack, see pic. Typical local resting, coffee, snack place especially near the ferries. There are a lot of ferries as bridge building is still in its infancy.
High level of service continues, belive that they "treat me like their father" meaning a lot of respect, not necessarily earned.
Lunch included very large prawns sardines eel fish soup and of course rice. Pics are in the camera. Included is picture of Bond (closest spelling) at lunch.
The fish, prawns sardines and eel were fresh moments béfore they were served to us.
Dinner after a enjoyable massage at the hotel.
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