Fish farm visit.

We weren't that interested in a fish farm visit but a ride on the water wouldn't be too hot.

It's a big operation having ten farms in all. We looked at a pen 10 X 25 metres and 9 metres deep capable of holding 100 tonne of fish. We were shown the sacks of food and some was thrown in to bring the fish up for a feed.

A couple of fish were pulled out to show us. Men in canoes were fishing near the farm as the food brings wild fish closer in.

On the way back we were shown erosion on a bend in the river - on the opposite bank silt gets deposited. Sometimes the government subsidises the planting of coconut trees to try to stop the erosion.

It was a short excursion - only about an hour and a half - time for a break before our briefing and entertainment - a lion dance.

The lion dance entertainers were a troupe of Vietnamese schoolboys. They started with a performance of drumming followed by the lion dance. Next up, the dragon then a display of acrobatic tumbling.

They were very good. Next, our last dinner in Vietnam - tomorrow morning we enter Cambodia.Read more