Day 21 - "Deeper south" (Vietnam) - River Boat Bob

HARD CORE PRAWN! Another lazy 6 hour drive... with food fairies (the aunties) providing snacks along the way. Final destination Ca Mau. As with pretty much everywhere in Vietnam there were some relatives here. One of these relatives owned a boat which we took screaming down the river to the ocean - where, despite some phone calls and name dropping, the authorities wouldn't allow us out - not because they thought we might be skipping the country, but because they didn't want to be responsible for 3 white people ending up at the bottom of the sea (they didn't care about the other dozen or so relatives on the boat!). So we gave up on the ocean cruise and headed to a prawn farm someone owned... basically it looked like a lake/few canals and when the moon is right they drain it and get the tasty critters! Finished up with a slap seafood feed at which there was much yoing (translation: cheers). The folks (and Yen) were a bit afraid the Uncles would get me rolling drunk and have their way with me but given the amount of ice you use in your beer to cool them down there was no chance of that. I did enough to keep the Uncles happy though and one even bought a new hat for me (sorry Jen, the other Nike hat ended its days in Manila somewhere!).

LESSON FOR THE DAY: Drinking with the Uncles can be dangerous (but you can sometimes get a free hat)