Thursday 24 February

Next morning was our free and easy day.  Harry decided to spend most of it resting, being ‘templed out’. I decided to go exploring on my own - it seemed to interest people to see someone walking on her own, and I was of course offered lots of horse cart rides.  However, I never felt unsafe, wandered about and took pictures, then came home once it started getting hot.

Zor had arranged for us to have a horse cart ride, and we decided to use it to go out for lunch.  So, at the appointed time our driver arrived and helped us into the cart – the first time we had done this, as our other trips had all been by car. We went off to the Green Elephant, which had been highly recommended.  The setting is wonderful, by the river, but as we hadn’t reserved, we had a table set slightly back.  I had their set menu, of various kinds of curry and condiments, and Harry, who was still feeling poorly – didn’t really appreciate the pony cart – had a large bowl of soup.  Then back into the cart for the bumpy ride home.

We spent the afternoon either napping or sitting by the pool/swimming.  Very comfortable and made both of us feel better.  Then decided to have dinner in the hotel restaurant, outdoors, and very attractive.  Their special of the day was – pizza.  We ordered it, more to say we’d had pizza in Myanmar than for any other reason, and it wasn’t bad.  Not good, but not bad either. Another wonderful sunset over the hills.