Today we explored Inle Lake- GUESS WHAT - it was great ( I seem to use that word a lot but it was) Started out at 7.30 and saw the fishermen at work. They stand on one leg, hold the oar with the other and use both hands to either throw the net or the fishing basket in to the water. How they don’t fall in is the question. I could have watched them all day. We then went to the floating gardens - no need to water as the soil is floating on the lake - lovely toma...

After 3 days walking up hill and down dale we finally arrived at Nyaungshwe a lovely little town on the shores of Inle Lake. The walk was great - not hard as it is dry season. We had to be careful of the heat and I was proud of the fact that I did not burn. Day one was through pine forests and farmland. Sadly the rice harvest is over so the paddy fields were bare but the chilli and ginger harvests are in full swing and there was field after field with people pi...