Last day on the Mekong, & back in Saigon

So really, read Patti’s footprint. I’m lazy and “got nothin’ to add” really. Yesterday, I woke up feeling like I’d been run over by a truck, and the lack of coffee first thing didn’t help. (As a rule, I do nothing before coffee in the am-don’t even talk to me.) Therefore, I forgot my phone, so got no pics of the floating market. (We went at 6:30 am, I might add). Once back at the homestay, after coffee and Advil, I became human again and felt great. Riding the bike was happy again, and It was a good end to the bike portion of our trip. I’ll provide what photos I did take.

Today, we walked to the “War Remnants museum. The walk alone was quite an adventure, as we walked through busy market streets trying to avoid getting hit by multiple motor scooters. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. We survived the craziness. The museum was well done, and sobering. War sucks and it’s crazy what people do to each other. Governments can really suck. All of us had just read “The Lotus Eaters,” about a female photojournalist during the war. Her character, while fictional, was based on a real person, and another main character was based on a compilation of photojournalists. We saw their photos and read some of their story there, which was exciting for us. (I highly recommend the book). Tomorrow we are off to Hoi An.Read more