Wednesday and Thursday

Eileen and I actually got to two museums. The women's museum that showed women's role in vn war and the medicine museum museum that was the history of herbal healing over the years. We had lunch at the house of pho ga aka chicken noodle soup. Brian went to subcontractor with Harvey. Returned home had latte at boathouse, walked a bit. Rested guys returned no decision on dinner so we whipped up fried rice with leftovers, watched Matthew mcconahey movie "Dallas" something. Fell asleep. Thursday morning at 8 driver and guide came for our day in Mekong delta. 2 hr drive, one pit stop and then we boarded tuc tuc for bumpy ride to little boat that took us. We cruised to a coconut factory that was piles of coconuts they were using every part, husks for floor mats, mulch, lots of uses incl making charcoal. Then putted over to brick making factory. Long slow process. Then we putted to another spot and got in bicycles for a 4k trip thru a village, then stopped for fruit and tea. Walked to another boat for trip thru canals Small flat boat rowed along canal met bigger boat then over river for five course lunch. Walked down path to the house where the rower guy lived and did some rice paper making with his wife rice paper used for fresh spring roll wraps. He was also a former vn military who fought the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. That was the war following the war to keep them from invading vn. Interesting. Two hour ride back in mini van so we could spread out and rest. Dinner at the park Hyatt since it was Brian and Eileen's last supper. Lovely vn food. Robinsons had good visit and hope to return annually! Friday. Dad's last day at factory. Closing at noon for tet holiday. Tonight we have dinner with Jess and Nhi at le Bordeaux. Today we will do some last minute shopping with robin sons. Meet dad for lunch, then they depart about 530 for airport.