Floating Market

We headed out of Long Xuyen for Saigon today. Before we leave, we have to eat a traditional breakfast, call Bo Ne. Translated, it's Avoiding Beef. The reason it's called that is because they bring out the beef and egg combination on a sizzling skillet and you have to avoid getting hit by the splattering grease and oil. It's so yummy but very fattening and heavy. I can only eat it once per trip. Everyone seems to like it except Ho, who sits out because he's still not over his stomach problems. Mine has seem to settle pretty good and I think I'm back to normal with the rare occasional stomach pain. No biggie, that won't stop me.

We stop by Can Tho on the way back to Saigon. It's one of the biggest cities in the South next to Saigon. We get there and take a boat to get to the floating market. It's where farmers and vendors sell their products to each other and the occasional visitor. It's a pretty neat experience and seems pretty busy. Apparently it's even busier if we would have gotten there at like 6am. A little too early for us.

We get to Saigon a little after 3pm and basically hang around the house. We leave tomorrow and need some downtime before we have to head out tomorrow night.

It's been a while and it will be nice to be able to sleep in my own bed again. The beds here are rather hard and uncomfortable. That and I like all the pillows I got at home. It'll also be nice to be able to sleep naked again.

Amanda saw a roach in the room last night and freaked the hell out. She ran out of there screaming like a banshee. She did not sleep in the air conditioned room this night. I found it rather amusing since there were probably roaches in her alternate sleeping spot also. So now she was hot on top of having roaches. I just tried to keep my mouth closed when I slept so I wouldn't swallow one.