VN pic Coconut cargo 082613

These smaller boats appeared to be transferring local coconuts from the surrounding islands and shores to the larger boat that will take them to yet a larger site. This area of the Delta, the provinces of Ben Tre and to some extent Tra Vinh, are major coconut growing regions. As I mention in the note from 082513 I wanted nothing to do with visiting a coconut farm to watch natives make sweets; I had no idea how many nuts I would see being harvested, transferred, and shipped in this general area. Since seldom do any tourists get onto the water or off the tour these might be some of the few pics you'll see outside of an agricultural brochure.