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Wake too early due to time zone change. Breakfast at hotel. Drive to snake farm, then boat. Visit Cai Be floating market, candy makers, lunch (way too much food). Music, traditional house. Row boat ride. Arrive at house. Bike a couple of hours (durian break). Rest, visit kitchen, eat dinner. Talk a while with guides. Sleep under a mosquito net.

Discussions with guides:
• Complications of Vietnamese speech, South vs. North language difference
• North vs South Vietnamese mentality
• Flooding, rain / tide
• Motorbike capacity, traffic
• Desire to own land
• Politics, movies, lawyers
• Jokes and riddles

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