Lucille Wong

Perils of a wrong turn in the Mekong Delta

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Perils of a wrong turn in the Mekong Delta

LAST year my friend and I went on a three-day bike riding tour of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.

The trip began with a boat ride down the Mekong River and a long lunch. Then we threw our bags in a minivan and began an easy ride of about 20km on small dirt roads.

We crossed bridges and passed ricefields, farms, villages and smiling locals.

I am not a strong rider so I was pleased to be able to keep up. Life seemed very good that day and I didn’t notice how dark it was getting…

Published The Australian 28 July 2012

One response to “Perils of a wrong turn in the Mekong Delta”

  1. I fell into the Mekong River | Middle Traveller

    […] I was on a three-day bike riding tour of the Mekong Delta, south of Vietnam. The tour started with a two hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, a boat ride and a long lunch. There were seven riders. We threw our bags in the minivan and the easy, flat road, 20km ride began. We rode passed bridges, canals and fishing villages. Life was good until I got lost. Read about that here. […]

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