Time to leave Vietnam
Today we go by boat to the "floating market", visit a fish farm and take a long boat ride to Phnom Penh
 |
| Norm's ready |
 |
| Funeral bus on road outside our hotel door |
Floating Market
Originating from a time when water transport was the most practical way to transport good, floating markets today serve mainly as tourist attractions. Chau Doc's floating market was certainly tourist-worthy, and we bought a large bunch of bananas, but the market also sold produce to middle men who resold it on the shore.
 |
| To the market; we need bananas |
Fish Farming
Basa fish (known in the UK as Vietnamese river cobbler) is a type of catfish that is farmed in pens along the Mekong River. Basa fish is known for its mild taste and flaky white meat and is becoming the preferred type of fish among consumers because of its “cleaner” and almost bland taste compared to other types of farm-raised fish. Unfortunately high levels of mercury and antibiotics have been found in the basa.
 |
| henry demonstrates feeding big and numerous fish |
Jet Boat to Phnom Penh
A smooth, relaxing 4+ hr. boat ride to Phnom Penh
 |
| We leave our vietnamese guide, Henry, in Chau doc when we transfer to our faster boat |
 |
| On our way! |
River Sights
 |
| The baby is wearing a neon green personal floatation device! |
 |
| New Vietnamese homes are long and skinny |
 |
| dingy boat aft |
 |
| Satellite dishes |
 |
| Ferry from one river bank to the other |
 |
| There seems to be a door to nowhere on the stern |
 |
| Nearly into Cambodia; prepare to raise the flag! |
 |
| Canbodian patrol boat |
 |
| My visa expired when? |
OAT tour members
More river views
 |
| Many T.V. antanae |
 |
| Access to the river |
 |
| The dock's ahead |
No comments:
Post a Comment