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Floating Markets

by Amanda

So we made it alive into Can Tho (just!), found a seriously cheap hotel and booked our dawn cruise to the floating markets.

The kids are so not into this whole dawn thing – Angkor Wat was bad enough, but getting into a little boat to see what?  People selling fruit?  Oh COME ON!!

They have become addicted to cable tv and their only pre-requisite for our accommodation is that it must have cable – preferably Disney Channel.  We shake our heads and hope that something of what we have seen or experienced, especially in Cambodia is sinking in.

Anyway, back to those people selling fruit – it was quite a pleasant cruise and yes we saw the people who live and work out of their boats.  Some were absolutely packed to the brim with fruit or veges.

We also went down some of the more narrow canals to see the people who live along the banks and some rice fields.  We had come specifically to CanTho to do this and it was well worth while.

5 comments

1 Mick Tina Skye and Jamie { 02.25.10 at 11:15 pm }

Hi guys. Nice meeting you all in Dalat. Hope to catch up in Nha Trang. We should get there tomorrow evening. Let us know how the sunny hotel is. MTS&J

2 Sean Keane { 02.27.10 at 7:03 pm }

Hi Paul and Amanda, U tube vision of the markets looks good. Hope all is going well. Am keeping up with the running. Ran up a lot of hills recently in John Forrest Nat. Park ! See you. Sean Keane

3 Belinda Nelson { 03.01.10 at 10:36 pm }

This is fabulous. What adventure!
I can’t imagine how much your kids are learning…so many new sights, sounds, sensations. How’s the energy levels? Are you getting enough sleep? I guess you are balancing the high stress and high energy experiences with down time along the way.
Any ‘funny tummies’? An inside Nelson family joke……too much hot curry…and you turn into Johnny Cash… (I’ll check later if you know what I mean) Hahahaha! Bindy

4 admin { 03.05.10 at 9:44 am }

Sean, thanks for the comments.
Yes, all is well.
I am still trying to fit some running in. mainly at the beach!
Talk soon,
Paul

5 Evie Buckmaster { 03.13.10 at 9:26 am }

Hey guys!!!!!! Hows the cruise going? IT looks sooo interesting, ur minds must be crammed full of all this interesting stuff!!! I hope the rest of your trip goes really well! Luv Ev :)

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