It is really laid back here in Ngwesaung and we do our best not to spoil it. Sleep in late, have breakfast on the patio, read, go to the beach. have a swim, enjoy the sunset with drinks just like yesterday. Positively no intentions to go and look at temples, hike or do anything else for that matter. We like it this way and it also gives some much needed time to reflect about our experiences in Myanmar so far. This very friendly country, smiling people everywhere. You smile and you are more or less guaranteed to get a smile back. A big one. Tourists - there are plenty of them but it is also a country where you still can escape mass tourism easily. Hpa-an and Pathein the best examples for us.
It is also a country with limited and fragile infrastructure. ATM's are beginning to be easily accessible - at least in some of the bigger towns. Some work with our VISA card. Others don't. It seems to be 50-50. We've experienced power cuts some days but power seems to be a smaller issue than previously. Road transport is tricky especially since the main road linking the big towns and cities are so narrow that two cars can just pass each other. Mix it with mopeds and scooters, trucks and delivery vans and big buses, and slow moving tractors and you have the mess that it called traffic in the country.
Here in Ngwesaung we realised that a few of the places have internet and we have actually been surprised that internet access is so common. It is slow - like in "check emails and facebook"-slow but it still there. Ngwesaung is also not connected to the grid so all places are running on their own generators including our "resort" which means we only have power from 6 PM to 6 AM. But it also works.
Having a bit of time here also means that we can start planning our next - and last - leg of the trip. We are going to Vietnam next week, so we have started to update the bucket list of places and sights and trying to fit that into our calendars. All that work must justify one more drink tonight.
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| Morning look from the bed |
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| Afternoon drinks ready |
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| Yes |
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