Mekong Delta - Part Two - written by Anne

Feeling rested and relaxed, we boarded our junk boat to visit a local wet market at My Long to view all their fruits, veges and meats/fish. Katie bought a Vietnamese conical hat as great for all around sun protection. We bought our favourite fruits of mangosteen and mango to eat later on our junk boat. We biked through the local My Long village to a Cao Daism temple, a fusion of East and West religion including Buddism, Christianity and Islam. We then continued biking through the narrow backroads with lush vegetation, then via our junk boat and walking to our local rice paper maker where we were shown how it was made before being handed the reins and each making rice paper ourselves and talking with the local family sharing green tea and crispy rice noodle with them.

  

 

 

Back to our Mango Homestay for a swim before our five course Vietnamese feast of pasta soup, deep fried cauliflower, papaya salad with pork and shrimp, elephant ear fish with locally made rice paper, Vietnamese pancakes followed by flammable pineapple. Wow, now we are really full!!!

  

Back onto the boat to connect with Son (our HCMC driver) to take us back to the big smoke. We can totally recommend a visit to Mango Homestay and a tour of the area (c/o Mango Tours) with the amazing hosts Lun (the guide) and Bun (the chef).