We traveled from Chau Doc to Can Tho by boat today. Was a 9 hour journey in total so I was a little concerned about sea sickness but the trip was fantastic. The boat had hammocks which were great for a snooze and it turned out to be a really relaxing way to travel.Once in Can Tho we found our home stay where we were all in one big room out the back of the house, on very simple camp stretcher style beds and mossie nets. We even had a couple of crocodiles a few metres out the back door!
We headed out on some bikes for a ride around the village, along a very narrow path which we shared with the motorbikes. Unfortunately one of the girls, Leah, had a bit of trouble and ended up riding off the path and into the river! It was one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile :) She couldn't stop laughing herself.
Dinner was delicious at the homestay! Elephant fish, noddles, rice paper, vegies, winter melon soup. All sorts of goodies. I also tried snake rice wine! Very brave of me. Imagine sake but with a snake fermented with it. It was incredibly potent.
Power was very questinable at the home stay and I had the luck of it going off while I was in the shower (cold shower only). A bit of a struggle to shower in the pitch black and find your clothes after but a well placed candle by the wife meant I managed.
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