Mekong Delta (2) Can Tho - Rice Wine and Pickled Worms

Sailing up the Mekong to Vinh Loc

We journeyed up the Mekong from My Tho to Vinh Loc by boat.  The journey took about 5 hours and we were expecting to pass some uninteresting scenery along a major river route but we were pleasantly surprised that the trip was actually really very scenic.  It was also a much more pleasant mode of transport than a crowded hot bus.

Phi brought us to the harbour where we said goodbye to him and climbed into our little boat which would take us as far as Vinh Loc.  After that we would be transported to our hotel in Can Tho by motorbike.

Our boat driver spoke only a very little English but seemed quite happy perched on the back, squatting on his haunches Vietnamese-style, steering us through the Mekong, chatting away on his mobile phone.