Phu My, Vietnam

Good Morning Vietnam!  Early in the morning of March 24^th we made our way out of the South China Sea and up the river to our berth at Phu My, the gateway to the largest city in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon.  The drive from the port to Ho Chi Minh City is roughly 2 hours; the roads are narrow and very congested with traffic.  During the stop in Phu My a complimentary shuttle bus was available to the Ba Ria Market, a 40 minute drive away.  Vung Tau, the closet city to Phu My, is another 20 minutes from the market.  You can see we were in the middle of “nowhere”.

Most passengers took all day tours to Ho Chi Minh City, where they saw all the sights including markets and historical artifacts, or to the Cu Chi Tunnels, and also to the Mekong Delta.  This was also the starting point for the Overland tour to Cambodia’s Angor Wat.  We, unfortunately, had to cancel our spot on the trip to Angor Wat and again spent our day on board watching “life on the river”.

Our last trip to Vietnam was in 2008 and “life on the river” has not changed, it is still fascinating to watch how busy the daily activities keep the river and its tributaries.

Our departure was delayed due to late arriving tours.  Next port will be Laem Chabang the port for Bangkok, Thailand.  

Cindy's Foot

When we were in Shanghai, Cindy tripped and broke her foot. She is recovering onboard the ship and hopes to get a cast that will allow her to walk in the next few days.

Today we are in Hong Kong and will be heading out of here tomorrow (March 21st) at 5:00pm en route to Phu My, Vietnam.

We are behind on the blog by 5 ports, but should be able to catchup on the blog real soon since we has had to cancel many shore excursions.