Sunday morning we got picked up at a quarter past eight to go to the Mekong delta again. Two hours drive to My Tho, then another on bumpy country roads with lots of bridges to Ba Ton.
We stopped on the way to buy some pineapple. Matt showed off, as no one knew hot to tell when a pineapple is ripe to eat. Just pull one of the top leafs, if it comes out easy … eat it. Before we reached our destination we had to cross an arm of the Mekong in a small boat, not for the faint hearted …
Buying pineapples on the side of the raod
Crossing the Mekong ...
A boat on the Mekong
First impressions ... we just arrived ... smiling faces and "V" signs = VUI or Fun
Boys ... came talking later on, girls came first
Then we met the 20 new students … most of them are already at High School, grade 9 or higher. They were a funny bunch, not shy at all and when the camera came out … we had lots of fun. First we were introduced and then we met each child, took some photos and had lunch together. Some spoke English, so we had little small taks.
More photos … and a group photo, then it started raining. Had a good talk with the locals … Peter Duong translating.
Group photo
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hong, girl in the white shirt, she has got bile cancer, she is only 12 years old ...she has to travel to HCMC every second week to receive chemo therapy. CAN YOU H E L P ???
Then it was time to hop in the boat again and back to My Tho, then HCMC or Sai Gon what ever you prefer. The locals use both … so why not. There is the Sai Gon Bus company … operating over 10.000 busses, Sai Gon Times, Sai Gon post office …
Back at the hotel at five, just in time to Skype with our friends.
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