http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/6381 Amidst the hazy sky and murky brown waters of the mighty Mekong, we boarded our ferry boat for a day on the Delta. Feeling dwarfed by the enormity of several barges flowing past, I had no idea what to expect in the myriad of hidden entrances down narrow pathways. After a two hour drive from Vietnam’s capital Saigon (HCM on paper) We arrive in a region where the Mekong river approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong Delta encompasses a large portion of south eastern Vietnam of 39,000 km. The area covered by water depends on the season. We are in the month of December after the rainy season. A cool 25-30 degrees celcius. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/36794/alf_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091204/Mekong__4_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091204'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091204 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091204 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091204/Mekong__4_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091204'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091195/Mekong__1_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091195'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091195 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091195 <img 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http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091201 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091201/Mekong__3_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091201'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091207/Mekong__5_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091207'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091207 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091207 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091207/Mekong__5_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091207'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091210/Mekong__6_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091210'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091210 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091210 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091210/Mekong__6_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091210'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091213/Mekong__7_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091213'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091213 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091213 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091213/Mekong__7_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091213'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091216/Mekong__8_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091216'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091216 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091216 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091216/Mekong__8_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091216'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091219/Mekong__12_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091219'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091219 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:46:39 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091219 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091219/Mekong__12_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1091219'>view full-size image</a> Alfonso Calero <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/1091222/Mekong__10_of_13__small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a 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