Mekong Delta Tour, Day 2

Waking up at half five is never good. Waking up at half five knowing you are sleeping on a bus tonight is even worse. We drag ourselves down for a free breakfast though which always helps, before leaving on the bus at 6.40 heading for the floating market. It is really cool to see, with many boats sailing up and attaching themselves to us, offering everything from coconuts to beer. We don't hang around long though, as we are whisked off to a coconut factory.
It's cool to see the way they make sweets out of the coconut, but not great for someone who doesn't like the taste. The whisky isn't bad though.
Next up is a rice paper/noodle factory, which is better then it sounds. We get to have a go making It, and the rice noodle pizza they make is genuinely really tasty. After that we go to a small island with many fruit trees growing. An hour on the island is too long and me and Amy spend most of the time seeing who can hold their breath for the longest, but we are soon back on the bus.
Back to the hotel we go for dinner, before getting back on the bus. It's a four hour journey back to HCMC and we were told we won't be back until 8pm, so we're a bit annoyed when we leave at midday (especially as our sleeper bus doesn't leave until 10).
We arrive just after 4 and burn a bit of time trying to get my phone fixed and eating food, but it's still a long wait. As the time comes though, our minibus to the station is late, so late we don't get there until ten minutes after the departure time. This is down to the roads being busy, and the driver casually letting locals on with their shopping and deliveries. Luckily the bus is still there, and we board it exhausted, hoping that we are so tired we won't mind the curvy and bumpy roads on the eight hour trip to Ha Tiem.Read more