Mekong Delta

Journal # 34 March 26, 2009

Well it was my last day in Viet Nam and my last day with my sisters. We had planned a trip with SAS to go to the Mekong Delta for the day. The bus ride was about 2 hours. I slept most of the way again. I have found that bus rides and plane rides are the places to catch up on your sleep on Semester at Sea.

So when we got there we had to take a big boat to smaller boats. The Delta was actually a lot bigger then I thought. There were cargo ships and fishing boats in the water. The first boat ride was about 10 min where about 50 of us were separated into smaller boats that help 8. These boats took us in small canals to a place where sugar candies were made. The trees along the canal were so pretty and the boats that we were on were really cool looking. The island was pretty big. We had some tea, I bought some candy and we headed back to the boats to go to another island to get lunch.

The lunch was awesome!! We had spring rolls, fish, salad, chicken, and much more. When we left this island we headed to another island that has a fruit farm on it. We were served lots of fruit and they sang some songs for us. We were then led to a pier where we got on smaller boats, 4 people each, and were rowed to the bigger boats. I was able to row some of the way which was pretty cool. I could not believe how fast the ladies were rowing us. They have a lot of arm strength.

We were then taken back to the bus, where we were dropped off at the hotel. I packed up and we headed to the ship to say our goodbyes. My sisters were able to come on the boat and have dinner with me. I was really excited because we were having a COOKOUT!!! Hamburgers and hotdogs :) yummy!! Wendy and Lisa met some of my friends and we talked for a while. At around 9 we said our goodbyes and parted ways. I am sooooo glad that my sisters came to Viet Nam. Now when I go home I can talk to them about my trip and they will understand. I had such a blast and would not change anything about this trip. Viet Nam was everything that I had hoped it would be.

Love
Michelle