hi all,
the text from the previous days is in attachment,
today we went to a fort, the gem mines, fruit plantations, a temple and a chedi on a hill with a wonderfull view. We got there on foot and trough hitchhiking. The maps here are not really on scale so we started to walk but when we asked the way after 5 km, she said still more than 3 km :s. So we started hitchhiking, I think the 20th car that passed took us with him and dropped us off at the fort. The people were soo friendly and gave us some fruit, Kevin was really happy with it and it was yumm! We took a stroll and a small photoshoot there before we went to the temple, Kevin wanted to stay in the temple: he said that it wasn't that interesting but it was cool :D I think the paintings on the wall and the ceiling were nice, but anyway we went back to the fort and left for a chedi on top of a hill. According to the map it's right across the street, in reality it was more than 5 km away so we hitchhiked again. A space engineer (who works for an oil company, pretty strange carreer path...) in a nice old-timer mercedes took us with and dropped us at the stairs on the hill. The stairs were being cleaned by some schoolgirls who were giggling when we passed and one of them even dared to talk to us, it wasn't much of a conversation but these small things make your day! On top of the hill we did get a magnificent view: we could see the beach (which is about 25 km away) and some hills/ islands, we could also see the gem mines and the fruit plantations. We went down again and looked at the mining, however we couldn't get inside. There was also a rubber plantation... The way back we got one long ride in the back of a pick-up. A day full of experiences!
Toon & Kevin





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