Sunday, March 21, 2010

Entering the Mekong Delta, home to over 25 million people






The trek up the river is 50 miles and a pilot is a must. He joined us at 5:30 am and we docked at 10 am. Very busy body of water. This is the main transporation of goods to and from this country. Off in the distance you will notice our sister ship the Seabourn Pride. She docked next to us. Smaller in size about 250 pax. Everything from ocean going freighters to barges, to little fishing junks we passed along the way. And of course lots of rice paddies. There is a ferry service up the river via Hydrafoil boat that just flys by at top speed. Not sure what the stops are, but we passed 4 or 5 along the trek into the dock area.

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