Two hours south of Saigon is the Mekong Delta. The delta is a fairly poor region of the country and many of its inhabitants live on boats that float around on the delta's tributaries.
The whole area seems like a movie set for Heart of Darkness, which gives it a surreal quality.
which we ate for lunch.
Wooden canoes/rafts took us from one part of an island to connect with the main river. On the way it started downpouring, so the Vietnamese promptly outfitted me with a poncho..... and rice paddy hat. Here you go, Mom, a photo of me in the hat.
Swimming water buffalo and rain on the Mekong.
Love the paddy hat !
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