friendly people in the Mekong

After lunch at the beach we were heading back towards the city. The ride to this part of the Mekong Delta was gorgeous. 

This lady flagged us down to pull over to her roadside shop and show us this crab!

These two are at the same stand... I don't know what the guy in the left has in his hand (an oyster??)... nor what he's doing with his other hand.    :P

The plastic bag of white stuff is the fruit from the pervious post...
it is called 'water coconut'.

Water coconut is surprisingly not juicy... and pretty tasteless. 

(We tried it in a drink at the next roadside stand...)

There are hammocks all over!

As we passed the roadside cafes, there were piles and piles of emptied pieces of water coconut. I think as they wait for costumers, they cut and peel the fruit pieces out. I'm not sure if this is some kind of fruit delicacy, or if it is just in season...

This is where we finally gave in and tried the water coconut.

This lady sat and dug the fruit pieces out the entire time we were there.

I think this is what she does all day.