Tam Coc

Three Grottos boat trip along a peaceful river with folks planting rice on either side. Notice that the rower is using her feet to propel the skiff.




Its time for the second crop to get transplanted. Seedlings are grown in little plastic green houses then transplanted into the fields.






Hawkers gather at the last grotto ready to pounce on boats turning around. After Paradise Cave we are underwhelmed. If traveling from north to south this would be a place to see before Phong Nha.





Misty karst pepper the landscape where the first king united 12 tribes of northern Viet Nam 1000 years ago. His citadel was protected by the karst, as invading Chinese could not find their way in.
Happy to be in the country again where peace and quiet reign. A lovely French/Viet hotel gives me a chance to resurrect bits of the French I once knew, and the food is delicious, especially the goat cooked with garlic and lemongrass.
-On the road with Kathryn