Mekong River

Today was a very busy day. We had to meet to begin our tour at 8 am then drive almost 2 hours to the Mekong River. It really is not that far but the roads are awful here. We have been in a very nice area of Saigon but where we went today was very sad. People live in this little metal shacks. We saw a lot of poverty today, people in America really do need to be thankful for what we have because these people really do have life pretty bad. Although it was sad it was nice touring and seeing how a lot of the locals live and work. We also got to see some animals where we went. We got to see some sort of monkey that screams and a python. Keith had Lennah in the sling or else I think he would have been daring enough to pick up the snake. We got to try a lot of local fruits, drinks, candies, etc. We did not make it back until 3 o'clock that is when we found out for sure that we would be able to leave on Tuesday. That was exciting until we went to change our airline tickets and did not get good news. There is almost no way we will be able to leave on Tuesday and as of right now we are on standby for Wednesday. Not that we aren't having a good time it is just hard trying to get Lennah on a schedule in a hotel and I miss American food. We have had some excellent food here but I am tired on rice and noodles. Tomorrow is a free day so we may hit the zoo. Saturday we are going to the beach and I am really excited about that because Lennah is like a fish in the pool and bath tub so I think she will love it.