A beautiful day bicycling through the Delta starting at the town of Tan An. Rice, Dragon Fruit, and great food.
Rice plant
Rice field -Mekong region grows almost all the rice for Vietnam
Women shelling cashews
Cashew “factory”
Cashews ready to go
Rural transport
Visit to dragon fruit orchard – texture like giant kiwi
Dragon fruit trees
Good view of the fruit
Yum!
Specialty of the house!
Fried fish – restaurant had it’s own pond.
Rice ball – big and hollow. Yourip pieces off to dip into other treats.
Mekong River scene.
Mekong River scene.
Mekong River scene.
Mekong River scene.
Up an arm of the river
Coconut candy factory – in the middle of the delta – up a tributary
Candy being made
Dragon fruit and other treats at the candy factory
Chloe makes a friend at the candy factory
Largest Buddha in Vietnam
Lady Buddha
Sleeping Buddha
Chloe providing hand “signal” a la Buddha