We boarded a small boat and headed out through narrow and broad canals and channels.
The eyes on the boats derive from a superstition. They were to ward off sea monsters by making the monster think the boat was an animal bigger than the monster. Certainly I found this view of an approaching boat intimidating.
Mounds of green, leafy plants floated down the river. It was water hyacinth. It was everywhere.
We passed by a floating market. Boats identify what hey are selling by hanging a sample from a pole.
A boat came alongside ours selling fresh coconut water.
We visited a place that made candy, although more workers seemed to be playing cards than were making product.
The guide taught people how to say "Cheers!" in Vietnamese when drinking rice wine.
After some tea kept warm in a hollowed out, lacquered coconut...
...and exuding against a sip of something stronger that included a snake and a scorpion...
...we were back in our boat. From the boat we transferred to the bus and from the bus to the ship.
The ship proceeded down the Saigon River as the sun was setting. The river meanders so much that at times the ship traveled ten miles to go three in a straight line.
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