Friday 28th March 2008

There was no reason to get up early this morning - we're in Four Thousand Islands for a spot of rest and relaxation. So, when we woke up at just after 9am with the sun coming through our windows, we were both feeling quite refreshed. We looked outside and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

We got ourselves ready and then went for some breakfast. Afterwards we thought, now that the tracks had all dried out, we'd go out exploring. Yesterday, Natasha had told us about an old railway bridge that connects this island to Don Khon island. She said it wasn't far, so we thought we go and check it out...

Poor Natasha had obviously gone a little crazy in the rain, because the bridge was MILES away - and it took us hours to get there. The walk was really nice though, because the island is really rural and it was lovely to see all the locals going about their business. Working really hard, but without a care in the world. When we got to Don Khon island we hired some bikes and went cycling to the Khone Phapheng waterfalls. These are supposed to be the biggest in the whole of South East Asia, (in terms of volume), so we thought it was worth a look.

When we got back to our guesthouse this evening, we were both exhausted, (so much for the r&r), and we were happy to lay in our hammocks and chill out. This evening we went for a meal at the other end of town before heading back before 10pm, because we'd forgot our torch... d'oh!

What a difference a day makes... one day it's horribly wet, the next it's exhaustingly hot!