On the eve of Tet, we took my father-in-law on a Mekong Delta Trip to visit the towns of Cai Be and Vinh Long.  We were joined by John Owens, a British who I met through his wife, Issa, from the forum, Living in Vietnam.

By 7:30am, we were already waiting to start our one day trip to Mekong River at Sinh Cafe along the busy backpackers area of De Tham St. in District 1.  By 7:45 am, we were already on board our 60-seater bus with a local for a tourist guide who regaled us with jokes the whole trip.

The bus trip to Cai Be was smooth and we stopped over at Minh Phu Restaurant to stretch our legs and to visit the nha ve sinh.  As usual, the queue for the ladies toilet was long and I had the misfortune to get into a toilet…