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We spent the first night in the Delta in the delightful Mekong Guest House, halfway up Sam Mountain, overlooking the Cambodian border, the only thing remotely resembling a hill in the whole Delta.

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Approaching across the water
Approaching across the water
Something - water hyacinth? - being cultivated, perhaps
Something - water hyacinth? - being cultivated, perhaps
View from the guest house
View from the guest house
Nearly the same view again
Nearly the same view again
Coffee, the guest house dog
Coffee, the guest house dog
Chris dozes over a book on the veranda
Chris dozes over a book on the veranda
Curious kiddies' play area on the way up the mountain
Curious kiddies' play area on the way up the mountain
Very smart zebras in the play area
Very smart zebras in the play area
Sad: tethered and caged monkeys at the very tawdry café at the top
Sad: tethered and caged monkeys at the very tawdry...
Panorama over the Vietnam side
Panorama over the Vietnam side
Panorama into the sunset over Cambodia
Panorama into the sunset over Cambodia
Sunset over Cambodia
Sunset over Cambodia
The same sunset over Cambodia
The same sunset over Cambodia
Dragonflies were swarming round us up there - that's what all the little flecks against the sky are
Dragonflies were swarming round us up there - that's...
Panorama after the sun's gone, and more dragonflies
Panorama after the sun's gone, and more dragonflies
The next morning, from the guest house
The next morning, from the guest house

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