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Hard at work on a Tuesday morning, this Vietnamese fisherman looked exhausted as he rowed through the South China Sea’s choppy waves near Mui Ne.
The woven bamboo boats, known as thung chai, are common in Vietnam. Surprisingly, they are reputed to be waterproof.
Said to be unappealing to tropical creatures — which devour hardwood boats — the thung chai boats are less expensive as well.
Photography & text © Tricia A. Mitchell. All rights reserved.
Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.
Another great shot!
Thanks, Andrew! I swiftly left the breakfast table to snap this one; I’m happy to report that the coffee cups didn’t rappel from the table as a result. :-)
beautiful blue of the water. and thank you for the text to accompany – so interesting about the boats!
It was a serene morning – at least for those of us relaxing and dining. Certainly the rowing is hard work, and I wonder how many of the local fishers know how to swim? We saw variations on this boat theme — the bamboo basket variety and also some blue plastic bucket-like ones.
Great shot and I love the sight. I found some tranquility in the Mekong delta and here they are
http://grightnow.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/tranquility-of-the-delta-mekong/
cheers
Thanks for sharing your Mekong Delta images, grightnow. We also went on a Mekong Delta excursion — to My Tho and Ben Tre. I’ll be sharing my pictures soon. Seems as though we might have floated to some of the same destinations!
Very interesting, and a great photo.
Thanks, Maggie! That’s one one of things I enjoy most about traveling and blogging – I learn so much in the process!
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