Mekong Delta

For the last three days we've been touring around the Mekong Delta region. We were originally meant to set off on Tuesday, but Typhoon Durian put paid to that by wreaking havoc across the region. By contrast on Wednesday morning it was fine as we set off for My Tho and Ben Tre in the Delta. Once there we took a leisurely boat ride around the area visiting amongst other things a coconut candy workshop, local handicrafts and a rice noodle making kitchen! After a night in Can Tho, the largest city in the Delta it was off to the floating markets, where the locals trade food and produce from boat to boat, and then to listen to some traditional music and see some more handicraft. Today started with a visit to the fish farms at in the river Chau Doc, followed by a trip to a minority Cham tribe village, before heading back to Saigon. For Tracy it was straight to the airport, where we said our goodbyes.......just for 2 weeks though, as time is running out for me too - tomorrow I'm off to Cambodia for the final leg......