Into the Mekong Delta

Can Thou, Vietnam

Hot, steamy with rain bursts.

This is how we traveled to the bus station.  I wish I had had my camera out as Doug was given a pink helmet.  I think this is the first time I have been on a motorbike!!  See the my bag up front? It was a fun ride, though I was a little uncomfortable with him talking on his cell phone!

We traveled from Chau Doc to Can Tho, a town in the middle of the delta in this mini bus, packed with 20 passengers.  A couple of people were on plastic stools.   We careeeeened through villages and the countryside following the Mekong River.  The driver had his hand on the horn all the way with his assistant  banging and yelling out the door window what sounded like" allez, allez" to scatter the bikers in our path.  Doug loved it.  The promised air-conditioning was a couple of open windows!

This the view from the rooftop cafe at our hotel.  Down the Bassac River - the Mekong is split up into nine rivers now.  

This is a big city and it feels like the tourists have worn them out, though there aren't a lot here just now.  The big draw are the floating villages, supposed to be the best in the delta.  Our problem is they won't take us to the one we want as it is out of town a bit (we think that is the reason).  So will probably move on pretty soon.