We took a sailing boat over to Kim Bo, which is a quiet village, where you are free to walk about watching the people of Kim Bo working hard carving beautiful sculptures, ornaments, furniture and souvenirs from wood.
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| The boat we took with a rooftop viewing deck |
It is a family business where men do the main carving while women prepare the wood or add the finishing touches to it.
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| A chain of workers; the person on the far left is the artist drawing the artwork then the middle guy carves it out, while the lady places the 'filling' and finishing touches to it |
We were told all the boats in Hoi An were made in this village and as we walked we saw numerous boats at different stages of construction. It takes 2 weeks for a 25 foot boat to be made and all boats have 2 eyes painted on the front so as to keep the sea ghosts away…!
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| A boat like this takes 2 weeks, with the painted eyes on it |
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| A local man hard at work. The detail on this statue of an asian man sitting down, is so intricate, they really are very talented |
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| Jay on the boat heading home |
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