Lots of photos this time.
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| Squid at the market |
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| The Zoo Hostel is on the second floor of the apartment |
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| The big cahuna of the monkey troup |
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| Our guides. The lady is calling the monkeys |
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| Another monkey.. |
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| Pho for breakfast (6:15am) on the Mekong - love it! |
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| The pythons |
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| Banana king |
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| Crossing a dodgy bridge |
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| While driving the boat our captain made this bouquet for us out of reeds |
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| An 88yr old lady we met on our bike tour |
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| Jenny, Jemma and I actually rode bikes. Ryan and our guide got the easy rider. |
Hoi An turned out to be so nice we stayed five days there. After our initial sunburn the weather was kind to us and remained rainy and cloudy for the next few days. I realized that this week was supposed to be for relaxation after Hanoi so we settled in to an easy routine. We exchanged the mopeds for peddle bikes and spent each day riding around town, eating at the market and some shopping.
Our flight to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) was an easy 1hr but the 15min taxi ride took 45mins as the taxi driver wasn't sure where our hostel was. We had decided to try and save some money on accommodation and went for the ‘Saigon Zoo Hostel’.
Four bunkbeds in a family room with our own bathroom. Let’s just say it was a shock after the Red House Homestay. It was hot, the AC didn't work and it was best not to touch the bathroom floor. I’m not sure what was more unhygienic, stepping on the floor in bare feet or wearing the flip flops provided? Just saying.
It was a hot, sweaty night and we were woken by the sound of tropical birds from the zoo just across the river. We spent the morning at the zoo which is one of the oldest zoos in the world. Some of the cages and animals looked original. It was fun for Jemma and Ryan as this is the first zoo they have been to.
The following day we took a 3hr bus down to Can Tho on the Mekong Delta. We fell in the love with Can Tho instantly. The roads are wide and the traffic is 1/5 of any other city. It seems like a small town but its the third largest city in Vietnam. Last night we went on a 4hr boat ride to Monkey island and we were able to feed a troup of wild monkeys. The next morning we were up at 4:45am for our 7hr sunrise cruise and tour. We ate pho in our boat (a bucket list item), saw a snake farm (snakes bred for their meat and skins) , saw tons of wild bananas, jackfruit, mangos, papya and rice fields.
We are staying in another homestay which is squeaky clean. The owner, Mrs Ha, booked us our three separate tours right away which have all been amazing.
We plan to stay here for a week and then a couple of days back in HCM City before flying over to Phu Quoc a week today (Monday).
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