up at 6am this morning for the 2nd and last day of our mekong tour. the day started off great with 2 people each getting on small row boats to float down to the fish farm, then back to the row boats to gently press on - this was very relaxing. there was a mother and daughter team on our boat and the girl was so cute [see pics below]. she was facinated by dee's freckles!
we got to our lunch stop @ 11am and were told that we needed to wait for an hour, while they sorted out the visas to get back into cambodia. as we sat there in the restaurant for what seemed like an age under the tin roof, all the local kids surrounded us and demanded attention. they are so happy and loved when we all joined in playing their clapping games. 3 and a half hours later we passed through immigration by speedboat [as the main boat broke down] and got to the cambodian side. then another "15 mins" wait turned out to be another hour, and our final trip home was supposed to be 2 hours [1 hour boat, 1 hour bus], turned into 6 hours! was a nightmare journey back getting caught in storms etc.
i wouldn't have minded a whole lot about the extra time taken, but in the heat and humidity i was dripping and in dire need of air-con and a shower. was aa bit pissed off at the tour company [sin cafe] at the end, but all in all the mekong tour was a great trip to see how the locals live.
what i'll remember most about vietnam is the people. on themekong everyone would wavem dance and shout at you as you were floating by, to let you know you are welcome. what makes the vietnamese different is that they are not just being nice and then immediately asking you for money; they are genuine.
