On our way to the white sand dunes, Xuan stopped our Jeep beside the most vibrant, eclectic little harbor and fishing village in nearby Phan Thiết called Đồi Dương. It was a quaint place {well: except the little 4'8 Vietnamese woman literally chasing down a customer for not paying enough dong for his fish.}The boats were small, round, and unadorned. And I found out the hard way it is bad luck and frowned upon for women to stand inside the boats.
*
Arriving at the fishing village:
{Colorful boats with the Vietnamese flag. Vietnam is a socialist republic, and the flag is a simple red banner with a single gold star.}
{Coracles (from the Welsh "cwrwgl") are small, traditional fishing boats with a history dating back thousands of years. The coracle was originally covered with animal skins and in some countries they are still made this way. In Wales they are now skinned with calico which is waterproofed using a bitumastic paint. Coracles have been in use in the British Isles from pre-Roman times. Whilst their prime use is for the purposes of transport and fishing, it has been recorded that they have been used both militarily and by security forces.}
Taken from: http://www.data-wales.co.uk/coracle1.htm
*
{Selling her catch of the day. Some fish is dried on the hillsides to "fry," others are sold in baskets, like this.}
*
Xuan was quite the photographer and very happy to take pictures for Rachel and I:
{Outside the boat. Wouldn't want to curse it being a girl and all that….. ;)}
*
{Even Xuan couldn't resist the classic Instagram shoe pic. Haha! I love it}!
*
No comments:
Post a Comment