Can Tho / Mekong Delta

Yesterday, Monday 9-02, I went to Can Tho where the Mekong Delta is located. We were going to take a cab to the bus station but the guy offered to take us to there and back plus any driving around we wanted aslong as it was within 18hrs from pickup for only 1million Dong. (exchange rate = 1.600.000d:$100usd) The bus ride would be 100,000 per person each way and there was 4 of us, so for an extra 200,000d we had an a/c car instead of a cramped bus. WHAT A DEAL! 3 hour drive to the delta where we had to board a ferry to cross the Delta becuase there is NOT a single bridge to connect the two sides of the river. You can see they are building a bridge as we speak but i think it wont be done for another 3-5yrs.

Its much hotter in Can Tho than in Saigon and for most of the town there was a strange smell, it was like a cat had darrieha all over the town, that was almost unbarable. We took another small little boat across another river to a island that basically was just housing and forest. I was shocked to see how dense the forest is here. I really have a new perspective of what it was like 30yrs ago during the war here. This side of the island we just visited family, eat fresh fruit and enjoyed the cool breeze.

The Delta is a busy place, there are hundreds of boats either fishing, hauling trash, delivering rice or in the morning is used as a market on the water. The water however isnt very clear, it has a merky brown color to it but from what I can tell i think its just from the bottom being turned as boats go by.

The actual town of Can Tho is very busy and is just like HCM. The only difference is that the roads in Can Tho are much better and its less crowded. Well gotta make it short, im off to go get some suits made for me.