Travel day to MuKong Delta Feb 3

I will post pictures later. In this blog.

Now we have the hot weather. No more complaining about cold. The temperature will be in the 90s every day.
One hour flight to Saigon and then a four hour bus ride to MeKong.
The plane was late in departing. Then we had to fly around the airport to land. So we are two hours behind schedule. Stop for lunch
after 1 1/2 hours. A different Odyssey tour was eating and going north as we go south. Some of the people had Hot Pot for lunch. It could have feed four people instead of the two people they said. You get hot soup with a burner on the table. Rice noodles and a huge dish of vegetables. All put in and it cooks. Jack and I had a chicken soup and a shrimp soup. And beef kabobs. Someone had spring rolls which were good. Our meal cost $14 including drinks.
On the bus for three more hours. Duy arranged for his guitar to be delivered to the bus. He is playing Guitar music for us. He lives in Saigon with wife, daughter 8 yrs and 15 month son. Wife teaches English at the University. He used to also teach. They come from the mountains where he was quite poor.

Sights on the drive. It is the upcoming Chinese New Year. Duy and family will fly home after he is done with this tour. The entire country is decorated like our New Year and Xmas. They also celebrate Xmas because they like to have fun. No religion involved. People go home to their families in the country for the holiday. They moved to the cities to make a better living. You can see people traveling with luggage. Babies between the parents. Often standing up. No helmets. Sleeping in arms of mother. It is so dangerous. In this area of country, there are coffee stops with hammocks. So people can rest as they drink. We passed warehouses with thousands of pounds of rice ready to be shipped out. Miles of rice fields with family cemeteries in them. You are no longer allowed to bury relatives there. This is a poor country. Litter everywhere. Litter in the rivers. All over the streets. People selling things everywhere. All kinds of business. We went over a long bridge. Families were stopped to rest and eat. Very dangerous situation.

Location:Đường Nguyễn Du,Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam