Rusty has already posted an image of this morning's trip down the river to this remarkable floating market. This is a wholesale operation, where families bring boatloads of produce, identified by the item placed atop a tall bamboo pole, to sell to retailers who transport it to further markets.
We slowly wove our way through hundreds of boats, grouped according to produce: cabbages, squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, pineapples, jack fruit, other root crops and fruits I didn't recognize. Boats were full of life -- chickens, dogs, babies, colorful clothing, stoves and pots, clearly a floating home as well as wholesale storefront. The amount and variety of produce was impressive!
While this may seem quaintly rural, note the fellow above on his
cell-phone... trading? while the young man in the smaller boat (with a
very modern engine) is loading cabbages.
And of course, the enterprising vendors of soft drinks, water, and fresh pineapple quickly sideled up to the tourist boats to ply their trade ... "One dollah!"
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