Life on the River (part 1)

Since we did a lot of countryside riding in the Mekong Delta, we saw many occupations that were closely related to the river and its fertility, flow, and abundance.

Rice paddies of course, often combined with coconut palms.
Green and beautiful.

Some rice comes to this little local rice mill for processing. 

The coconuts get loaded onto the boats, 

and after loading, the workers take a little break.

While others unload boatloads of bricks.

A fishing couple comes home from fishing and puts their boat away.

and ties it securely against the river rise or fall.

Some folks live in their river boats and have a spare boat for fishing.