Good Morning Vietnam

This morning I woke to a strange noise.  It sounded like a huge flock of sick seagulls but as I stepped outside I realized it was roosters crowing, dogs barking and cattle mooing.  I believe every farm down the river has a bunch of roosters and each were greeting the sun.  It was a cacophony of animal sounds and I cannot imagine being one of those farmers who live with that every morning.  Then again, it sounded better to me then Justin Bieber on my alarm clock radio so maybe they have the right idea after all.

Our boat left Cài Bè for Sa Dec this morning. The anchor chain goes right under our room so we can hear when it drops and when it is brought up.  There are 4 decks on our boat.  The first floor has the movie room, the massage parlor and crew cabins. The second floor has guest rooms (including ours) and the dining room. The 3rd floor has more guest rooms and the bar/ WiFi room. The fourth floor is the sun deck.

In Sa Dec, we took a morning trip to a local market.  It was a long street filled with stalls selling all kinds of things. Fresh fruit and veggies, large live fish in a small baby pool, skinned chickens and ducks, furniture, baskets, and so much more. We tried some of the local fruit. I liked the lady finger banana, dragon fruit and mini orange but there is a slimy white fruit that has an acquired taste that I did not acquire.