Inle Lake

From Bagan we flew to Heho where a taxi had previously been arranged to take us on the hour’s drive to the town of Nyuangshwe where a long flat-bottomed motorboat was waiting to deliver us far down the Inle Lake to our “hotel” at the Golden Island Cottages. It was a fascinating place to stay and boat tours on the lake took us to a local market, a textile factory, a temple, a silversmith shop,
and the famous “floating gardens” of Inle Lake. One of the amazing things to watch on the lake was the way fishermen used just one hand and a leg to row their longboats. And, since we were at Inle Lake for New Year’s Eve—and a full moon(!)—it was special to share in their New Year’s Eve buffet dinner (all of $7 per person) and the program to follow. Pictured at the bottom is Nancy in her newly-acquired traditional garb. - rw