the ship in Phu My. A lot of time spent in the vehicle in order to get back
in time, no interstates in this part of the country.
Along the way we drove through Sa Dec, known for all the flowers they grow
and supply to the surrounding regions and the "lovers old house", from a
novel about a romance between a Chinese man and French woman with an unhappy
ending.
The Delta towns along the Mekong River are known as the breadbasket of
Vietnam connected by the water highways and byways of the Mekong Delta which
after meandering through Southern Vietnam empties into the South China Sea
through nine branches known as the Cuu Long - its rivers, channels and
canals irrigate an area as large as Holland, spreading over rice fields that
produce three crops a year.
The people were lovely and work hard, but when they rest, they really rest -
laying in a relaxing hammock instead of sitting in a chair at the sideway
cafes. It was lovely to get a glimpse of life and customs here and spend so
much time actually on the river watching as the barges, ferries and sampans
sailed by. In many ways it was like taking a step back in time.
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