So after and a bit of nothing we decided to go out after the midday heat and head for the river. Back in the horse & cart as we clip along the road to old Bagan. After stopping for a drink along the way we get on the rickety old boat that we thought would be full of tourists that turns out to be just us two! Aww how romantic!! We followed the coast watching life go by then headed out to the middle of the river to watch the sun go down. It was great, shame t...

Today we're leaving to go to Bagan by bus. Another long bus journey but this one during the day so we'll see some of the countryside along the way. We were dropped at the bus station & wait for our 8:30am bus. Don't be fooled by the word bus station. Get all images of the western bus station out of your head. Imagine a muddy section of land with buildings where each bus company has a desk, a chair & a phone. It's bustling with livestock, shipments of frui...