/The French wanted to take their gunboats up from Saigon to inner China via the Mèkong River. The only barrier to so doing were the rapids in the channels around this island. So in 1893 they built a 1m wide railway across Khon and Don Det islands to transport them.
Nothing quite so strenuous for us...A relaxed day riding the paths round the island.
Almost by default we are following a mostly vegetarian diet. Every dish seems to introduce us to a new flavour.
We have arranged for a boat at 6am to take us back to the mainland. Tfhen we will 70+kms before crossing to Don Daeng island.
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