First full day in Nyaungshwe

Woke up bright and early this morning ready to explore. Actually, the roosters start crowing around 0445. For the first time in a couple of days I'm not feeling nauseated!  Success! Must be the cooler weather. With all the hot weather K and I haven't been eating much. We still eat 3 meals a day, but share entrees, which are not large. Not snacking either. It's been really good for our food budget lol.

A Myanmar set menu comes with rice, curry, soup, a variety of side dishes, and salad. The cost is around 2000-3500 kyat.  Other popular foods are noodles in soup, and fried noodles, which cost 500-2000kyat.  Cans/bottles of pop run around 500-800kyat. 

Anyhow... About today's adventure!  We did the cycle 'loop' around Inle lake. It's not a true loop, rather you bike up one side, then take a boat across and bike back. I think we didnt even go 1/4 the length of the lake. We left the guesthouse around 0730. Weather was warm, but pleasant. The road is a little single lane rd that is shared by everyone. It's also not the smoothest, but not bad. It was quite pleasant biking by the fields and villages. By 0830 it was already quite hot. We were more prepared this time and each had 1L of water with us. Biking is a nice way to see a place. Its faster than walking, but slow enough that you don't miss anything. 

By the time we made it to the crossover point it was very hot and sunny. Not as hot as Bagan, but still hot nonetheless. Favourite part of the journey was crossing Inle lake by boat. The lake is a marshy lake with villages on stilts lining the shoreline. It was fascinating seeing the houses, gardens, and 'garages'.  The ride back was during the midday sun and was kind of brutal. But that 1L of water made all the difference!! 

Now we're resting and waiting for the sky to break and cool things off. It's going to happen soon, as the winds are picking up.  It'll be much more pleasant soon.