Can Tho (2/3/09) - early river tour

We had decided that we wanted to enter Cambodia by boat from Vietnam, which meant we needed to make our way to the border. We hired a driver to take us on a 2-day trip through the Mekong Delta area. The first night we were headed for Can Tho. The next morning we set out to take a tour of the floating markets. We were a bit late heading out at 8am (the markets are most bustling from 6-8), but we thought we would give it a try. A woman approached us on the street (we had heard that most of the boat tour operators were women), Jason negotiated and we were off...

Despite his extensive boating experience, my husband thought we would be OK in this trusty craft...



Our tour guide...



Approaching the markets...



Pics of commerce at its best..

















After the markets, we went on a tour of the back canals where we were expecting to see Dennis Hopper on acid offering to introduce us to a bald Marlon Brando (aka reminded us of Apocalypse Now) ...