Down to the Mekong Delta

Saturday, we took a day long trip to Cai Be in the Mekong Delta. We booked the trip through Sinh Cafe and it was only $10 pp including lunch. We travelled to the Mekong Delta by bus and then boarded a motor boat to see the floating market, where farmers were transporting and selling their produce (pineapples, bananas, coconuts, squash etc.). We stopped along the way to see how they made honey, rice paper (for spring rolls), coconut taffy, and puffed rice. We got to sample the various goods along the way. Then we travelled about 1 hour by boat to an island for lunch. The best part was listening to traditional Vietnamese music after lunch. Here are a few photos from the day...

Making coconut taffy

Floating market, Cai Be

Loading and unloading produce for market

Making rice paper for spring rolls

Coconut tea cosyMike and Maya

Making Rice Puffs

Traditional Vietnamese Musicians

Mike thought this guy looked like a Vietnamese Lyle Lovett!

Local Market