Today we went island hopping on the Mekong Delta to get a glimpse of life and agriculture there. The first island was known for its fruit. While we ate fruit, local musicians played traditional Vietnamese instruments and sang for us. The second island was known for its coconuts. We watched them make coconut candy, had a sip of coconut wine, and held a boa constrictor. The people here call the coconut tree the tree of life and they have found many uses for every part of the coconut.
Lunch was on another island with about six or seven courses. There was, of course, lots of fish and it was great -- although it wasn't so pretty. I took a video of the woman rolling our spring rolls at the table but I can't figure out how to upload it with this tablet. The rolling was a fascinating and speedy process.
We ended at a fish farm near a fourth island. And our day isn't over. We have a river cruise tonight with music and food.
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