Sagion - Mekong River Cruise

Sat. Bill & I took a tour that went out into the Vietnamese countryside; saw lots of rice farms with farmers working in them.  Our bus drove us to the delta port of My Tho; first we visited the 150 year old Vinh Trang Pagoda, then boarded a motorized boat.  Our cruise took us past fruit orchards, stilt houses, fish and shrimp farms, and all kinds of boats.

Love the neon halos on many of the Buddhas we've seen!

Mekong River

Our boat took us to Unicorn Island (Thoi Son) where we saw fruits growing in orchards, farms, coconut candy making, and sampled honey tea and locally grown fruits.

Now began the really exciting part of the trip: we entered small sampans (4 passengers, 2 rowers) and had a scenic and somewhat hair-raising (for me, at least) ride through narrow, palm tree-lined canals.

Lunch was at a local restaurant, and fortunately everything was easily rescognizable!  Fish and spring rolls.  I like Asian food, but I do like to know what I'm eating!

Elephant Ear fish.

Spring rolls.

After a trip to the "Happy Room", as the tour guides call the restrooms, we motored back to the bus and had a long bus ride (1 1/2 hours) back to the ship. 

Today, Sun., is another day at sea.  We do so enjoy these - very relaxing.  The sea was very rocky today, which fortunately has not affected Bill or me, but outside areas of the ship are closed and dining areas are underpopulated!

Tomorrow finds us at Da Nang port and we will be touring the city of Hue.