Cửa Soi Rạp

Good night and good-bye Saigon. We had an interesting, at times, disturbing week in Vietnam (see posts for May 24-29). We will be back in Vietnam for one day on June 5 in Nha Trang. Very different trip tonight for 4 hours down the Saigon River which in total runs for 140 mi and empties into the Soài Rạp, and in its turn 12 miles later empties into the South China Sea northeast of the Mekong Delta.

Note: Although you see Ho Chi Minh City on the map, the South Vietnamese people and local signage still mostly refer to it as Saigon. Also, the Vietnamese really do not like the term “South China Sea” but prefer “East Sea”.Read more