Can Tho:
Hung, the owner of the homestay village where I stayed picked me up with his motorcycle. Again, it was raining and the road to his house was so narrow and muddy. He said the road is only two years old. At one time, the only access to his place was via the river. He has eight nipa bungalows and 3 beds in the main house. I stayed in the main house and used a pink mosquito net for sleeping. His wife, Sim did not speak a word of English but she cooked great Vietnamese food. I had vegetable and noodles for lunch and fresh watermelon from their garden. At night, guests from Singapore, Sweden, Finland and US arrived. I got up early and headed for another boat tour to the rice paper factory and a true floating market. It is the largest one in the Mekong Delta. I got to witness hundreds of boats trade in action.
Japan took a major interest here. There is a major highway with tall bridges constructed near his village. According to Hung, Japanese government invested here and is responsible for the fruition of these freeways. It made sense as I saw hundreds of bulldozers and earth digging machineries all over the place. They were all Japanese brands.
When the tour finished, another bus ride to Ho Chi Minh where the tour package concluded.
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