No wonder why the Vietnamese people are brave and skilled enough to use the boat, even with a small boat as refugees called Boat People. Therefore, some of the people of this country is not separated from the boat.
One example is the Delta Dragons. An in the Mekong River delta is indeed quite unique. All residents must have a boat that became an important part of their lives.
Mekong River is very large width can reach over 2 miles. In one area, there are four major delta: Delta Con Long (Dragon), Con Lan (Unicons), Con Qui (the tortoise), and Con Phang (phoenix).
Fourth delta has population. Dragon Delta greatest of the four delta. Dragon Delta covering an area 11 kilometers square, still have the river which divides the surface.
Sekitara wide river three to five meters into the most important transport route for residents. They shopped, drove the school, and work using boats. There was never finding any vehicle, except a boat. Not found in the car let alone a motorcycle, because the streets are not wide.
Since the flood of tourists to Vietnam in the 1990s, the Delta Dragons was an additional new provision. They use the boat traffic as a tourist attraction. Can rent boats and bring in money.
Usually, tourists come down to the delta on the other side of the big boat. They then walked down the path, take a break in the stalls, new to the area of the delta. There, there is a boat terminal. Tourists can ride, then headed into the estuary to see a larger boat to take them earlier.
This is where the thrill and charm. Because the creek is very solid boat traffic. Boat ride on the river, as invited to race with another boat. Can not stop, because it could tie up traffic.
Only with 20 thousand dong (Vietnamese currency) or approximately 1 dollar, we can take a boat to the mouth or a big boat. The rowers will demonstrate their skills rowing, turn right or left.
They really amazing skills. Because, from the opposite direction, too many boats are moving. Thus, if not smart, boats can collide. The boats were 4 feet wide by 10 feet long.
However, although crowded with boats, there are rarely crash. Most small friction. In fact, the boat speed fast enough and winding. This is causing a sensation, as well as raising adrenalin.
One note, most of the boat rowers are women, particularly mothers. Therefore, it was thought there, if a man rowing a boat on the river sounded sissy. Because, the man his job to work, farming or trade. If boating, all in the Mekong River are very large. Even so, there are some men who had rowed a boat on the river was.
“It’s become an old habit. Affairs spending and drive children to school is the duty of women. He worked in the fields or the trade in the city. They use the boat only for work. So, for a long time more women are carrying the boat over the river,” said one resident there that need to understand the language through an interpreter.
Distance terminal estuary boat with about 500 meters to one kilometer. Although not too far away, racing with the boat on the river was very fun, sometimes stressful. Because, boats coming from the opposite direction is often a lot and seemed to attack and hit. But, very skilled rowers boat control, so rarely crash.
Along the way, we also can see the scenery on either side of beautiful enough. Because, most are still natural, not much touched modernity. The bushes, palm trees, tree roots are visible, also the simple life of the population.
