So we spent the last 3 days biking around Vietnam and we really got a taste of life here. Often we were the only non-vietnamese around for miles. The folks were friendly and entrepreneurial in nature but also very proud of what they have accomplished. Scooters are everywhere and so is pollution. Speech so free it seems but nobody criticized the government. They seem acutely aware of rising Chinese influence and anxious for some western protection. All in all a study in contrasts.
Today we went to a floating market where dozens of boats hawk their wares by sticking a sample on a bamboo pole. The boatmen live on the water in ways we no linger do in the US. The market sells its food alive. A bit weird to our eyes but the Vietnamese like to see their food killed before their eyes.
Late in the day we transfered to Phu Quoc for some much needed R&R. After 3 days of biking we deserve it. Here's our beach.
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