Wednesday 30 September
Malcolm wakes me from a deep sleep. But we have to get up apparently! Off the train we get through the station and met by many ppl offering rides. We were going to wait until later to get a ride, but there is nowhere to wait. We accept a ride with a taxi driver to the bus going where we need to go. They let us on and put an English movie on about a dog. When we arrive it's beautiful and surrounded by gorgeous mountains and greenery. We just stand around trying to figure where we go next! Another tourist approaches is and asks us if we have a hostel booking. We tell him about the house, but I think he's looking for cheapest and in town. A taxi driver comes over and we try to figure where we are going. More drivers come over. We go with him and it's quite a drive. We have to stop a few times for directions but eventually we head down a narrow road through farmland and other hotels, walk the rest of threat and we are there! It's just so amazingly beautiful. But also very hot and muggy. We arrive and it's pretty quiet about, but we find a lady who speaks English and we put our bags down and lead to the terrace on the roof. The owner returns and we find our room won't be ready for a while and leave our bags and go for a walk. It's so sticky it's not long before we are dripping, but we walk out the other way to the main road. Many ppl call out hello and we see many interesting sights. We are away for nearly 2 hours and when we return the room is nearly ready. We go up for tea and relax. The room is nice and cool and we make use of the shower and soft beds! They are big on inside shoes and every place provides them! The ones here have little balls on them. They are so painful to walk with on my tender feet! We relax, sleep and research for most of the afternoon before heading up for sunset and dinner. We meet the other guests and enjoy traditional dinner. Mal and I do some personality tests that nick recommended. It's fun discussing then! It ends up being a late night of chatting and discovering.