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4-On the Mekong River

Mỹ Thọ is a little more than 70 km (one hour) south-southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. I got there about 10 AM and spent about 6 hours on the river on a sunny breezy day (temps and humidity in the upper 90s F). The rural communities I saw (and their enterprises—restaurants, souvenir shops, coconut candy manufacturing) were collectives not unlike the Israeli kibbutz. Lam was my guide for the Mekong visit. (Adjust your screen brightness as necessary!)
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  • 09_On the Mekong

    09_On the Mekong

  • 10-On the Mekong_357

    10-On the Mekong_357

  • 11-On the Mekong

    11-On the Mekong

  • 12-My Tho harbor

    12-My Tho harbor

  • 13-On the Mekong

    13-On the Mekong

  • 14-On the Mekong

    14-On the Mekong

  • 16-On the Mekong

    16-On the Mekong

  • 15-On the Mekon

    15-On the Mekon

  • 17-Commerce on the Mekong

    17-Commerce on the Mekong

  • 18-Commerce on the Mekong

    18-Commerce on the Mekong

  • 19-Mekong, preparing nets and traps

    19-Mekong, preparing nets and traps

  • 20-Fish farms on the Mekong

    20-Fish farms on the Mekong

  • 21-Fishing boat and nets, the Mekong

    21-Fishing boat and nets, the Mekong

  • 23-Transporting gravel and rock

    23-Transporting gravel and rock

  • 22-Whose laundry?_358

    22-Whose laundry?_358

  • 24-Tugs keep sand storage barges in position

    24-Tugs keep sand storage barges in position

  • 25-Fueling station on the Mekong

    25-Fueling station on the Mekong

  • 26-Banks of the Mekong

    26-Banks of the Mekong

  • 27-Entering a side channel

    27-Entering a side channel

  • 29-My river guide, Lam

    29-My river guide, Lam

  • 28-Me, along a side channel

    28-Me, along a side channel

  • 30-Traffic in the channel

    30-Traffic in the channel

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    23-Transporting gravel and rock
    22-Whose laundry?_358
    24-Tugs keep sand storage barges in position