Simply awesome!

Amazing and breathtaking! We started our day riding in a bus for about 3 hours going about 50 miles! The traffic is so bad in Saigon that it literally takes 3 times longer to get anywhere. The sights were great and we all had a nice time meeting new people from all over the world. Once in the Mekong Delta area we boarded a motor boat that took us across the river to Unicorn Island. Once across we treked through the villiage. We were treated to some local honey, tea, and candied banana, ginger and peanuts.
We then boarded paddle boats and made our way through the intericate water ways that connect islands and villages. Due to the remote location the children do not receive any form of education. Maya thought that sounded perfect! The paddle boats were amazing, it was nice to see village life in the remote areas.
After the paddle boats we got on another boat and went to Coconut Island where we were able to watch them make this delicious coconut candy. We bought a total of 240 pieces of this decedent candy, yes, we'll share!
Then it was off to lunch which consisted of pork, rice veggies and elephant fish. Maya ate 3 pieces of pork and quite a bit of the elephant fish, which was okay, not sure I would eat it again.
We then hopped on a motor boat for our 3 hour ride back to Saigon. So fascinating to see how life works on the river.
I will post pictures which can say so much more than I can. I also have video, but it's having a hard time loading, I'll try!
Marjorie, in our group was a newlywed couple from Ireland. He was from Northern Ireland and she was from Limmerick, I think.
Tomorrow is our last day in Saigon before we head to Phu Quoc, so off to finish our shopping and a swim in a hotel pool with some new friends we met today!
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