Hoi An life and crafts, Monday, October 28

We started our day on a boat like this to ride to see how the fishermen work and to end up in a village where many craftsmen live and work

This is a small fishing boat that will not go out to the ocean. Many of the fisherman throw large nets and catch anchovies 

This is a larger boat that may go out to sea for several days to a week. Scary!

Saw lots of these nets.  They are dropped down and after a bit lifted up.  Didn't see it happen

This is a motorbike ferry. Costs 500 dong (25 cents). Motorbikes everywhere

Organic greens farm

60,000 dong was the price for two small cups of delicious cinnamon ice cream.  20,000 dong = $1

The money here takes concentration.  We sometimes get our decimal in the wrong place.  Betsy was bargaining for something and offered 5000. She was turned down before realizing she had offered $0.25 for a shirt

Below is the $1.50 pedicure. This woman found us in the street. Promised $1.  Took us to this room. And then the price went up if we wanted more than color.  

Lots of tailors here.  You can get fine clothes made at a good price if you know which one to go to. All machines I saw were treadle. 

We were trying to walk down this street to find a cup of coffee.  Movement is challenging   We are still unscathed.  

Because we were so tired we took a taxi back to our hotel and ate across the street.  Here we are with the owner of the restaurant. She asked to have her picture taken with us   The cute waiter/bartender made us a tamarind margarita with salt, sugar and hot pepper on the rim.  Delicious. We did have to share a bottle of Larue beer to put out the fire.

Our bartender with the margaritas. 

Our new best friends!