We were given a late start this morning so went on a short walk before breakfast.
Yen Duc, and our home-stay, is surrounded by rice fields. Greg is obsessed with the rice growing process and keeps asking me, but I'm not so curious.
Fertilizing the rice fields
Drying the rice
Typical street in Yen Duc Village
Several people were doing their laundry in the brown water of the canal. Were not sure how they can get their clothes clean since Greg's sock is still brown from fishing.
Beautiful water lilies in the bodies of water here
After breakfast we started with a visit to the local
market. At first glance, there was very
little to it, but Cherry took her time explaining all the Vietnamese food and
goods we were looking at – which made the excursion interesting.
Food market
Dog for sale at food market
Talking about US politics (Trump) over tea with the local men
As I go through the next series of activities in my head, I
realize that although there isn’t much of a story to tell, my eyes were
absorbing every bit of it and we thoroughly enjoyed cycling everywhere. We visited the oldest house as well as the
pagoda in the village. We ended by
returning to the home-stay to make floating cake and eat a massive lunch. We spent the remainder of the day traveling
to the airport and Cambodia.
Biking around with new friends from Texas
Outdoor kitchen of oldest (nicest) house in village
Reflecting on our week in Vietnam, we are sad to leave the
people and amazing scenery, which only left us craving more. Hopefully some day
we can return to spend more time in remote areas interacting with locals.
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