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Location: Cai Bè

A WEEKEND IN THE MEKONG DELTA(3/3): THE FLOATING MARKET

4.00AM: The sky is still completely dark. On my way to the docks, I walk past two Vietnamese joggers. The streets of Cai Bé are quite busy already. Some mom and pop shops are already open.

4.45AM: I set foot on Phom’s small motor boat.

Phom is my new friend. I met her last night as I was trying to secure a boat ride to the floating market for toda. She got so excited when I asked her to take me on her boat! When I saw her this morning she was all smiles, telling it all to the men of her neighborhood!

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Location: Anh Bin, Cai Bè

The night is shorter than expected…
It’s four o’clock in the morning when:
”Cock a doodle dooooooo!”
”Cock a doodle dooooooo!”
”Cock a doodle dooooooo!”
”Cock a doodle dooooooo!”
It doesn’t stop for two hours. At 6.30 AM, I go outside the house to explore the garden.
At least thirty roosters are running around or waiting to be freed from their cages!

Roosters waking me up at 4.00AM

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Location: Vinh Long, Anh Bin

It had been a while that I wanted to get out of the city for more than a day. I decided to go to the Mekong delta, once again. This time however, I would go on my own. No organized tour where everyting is timed to the minute. No time pressure. I would decide what I’d like to see and do, I would take all the time I want to wander around and take photographs.
Needless to say, this was my best weekend in Viêtnam.

A geico on the wall of my house.

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