First stop today is breakfast. As we are staying near the lake, we have a ten minute walk into the town before we can top up. On the way we were chased by a gaggle of geese! No idea why... the locals found it really funny!
We found a busy local spot and enjoyed noodle soup with many different types of leaves to add flavour.
Afterwards, we took a nice long walk through the countryside to a picturesque lake. Darryl went for a dip but Christine didn't have her costume. Darryl says the water was really refreshing and it certainly looked nice!
We walked around the whole lake on a jungle path. It took about an hour and we heard many different animals. Some were very loud! We spotted a few leeches, giant beetles, butterflies and millipedes and there was a few savage mosquitoes too.
We stopped in the town to visit the local market and enjoy some real tasty food from an Indian restaurant. We found a shortcut on the way back to the hotel and were followed most of the way by a friendly little dog. We are certain he was sent to protect us from the geese!
The afternoon was spent with our feet up after our walk. We ate at a local restaurant which was packed, so we shared a table with 2 local men. We had a great little chat and discovered the one friendly fellow only sees his wife and children 2 days a month. He has to work away from home to earn money to feed his family.
PS. There were more bugs in the restaurant than we spotted in the jungle by the lake. We found this fact quite amazing!
We found a busy local spot and enjoyed noodle soup with many different types of leaves to add flavour.
Afterwards, we took a nice long walk through the countryside to a picturesque lake. Darryl went for a dip but Christine didn't have her costume. Darryl says the water was really refreshing and it certainly looked nice!
We walked around the whole lake on a jungle path. It took about an hour and we heard many different animals. Some were very loud! We spotted a few leeches, giant beetles, butterflies and millipedes and there was a few savage mosquitoes too.
We stopped in the town to visit the local market and enjoy some real tasty food from an Indian restaurant. We found a shortcut on the way back to the hotel and were followed most of the way by a friendly little dog. We are certain he was sent to protect us from the geese!
The afternoon was spent with our feet up after our walk. We ate at a local restaurant which was packed, so we shared a table with 2 local men. We had a great little chat and discovered the one friendly fellow only sees his wife and children 2 days a month. He has to work away from home to earn money to feed his family.
PS. There were more bugs in the restaurant than we spotted in the jungle by the lake. We found this fact quite amazing!
