Terrcotta pot making.

Went ashore to Phu Tan to see terracotta pot making. There are 100 families here involved in terracotta pot manufacture.

The village runs alongside the river. The clay used is bought in from rice farms and stored under tarpaulins to keep it moist.

Once through the manufacturing area, the main street offered a glimpse of everyday life. It was quite busy with traffic, shops and ladies with market barrows offering a variety of goods - fish, meat, eggs, veggies…

One stall had fish, alive and dead, and also rat - not a house rat - a coconut or a rat rice rat (they are smaller). Another had eggs - quail, hen and hens eggs with 14 day old embryos in them. Fish and meat were not covered in any way…

Nam bought some green mango to take back to the ship for us to try along with chilli salt dip. Also back at the ship we visited the captain’s bridge.

An excellent morning though quite hot again by the finish.Read more