Day 7-Inle

Today is our first day at Inle Lake! We had an early morning flight to Inle, and I unfortunately fell sick for half of the day. After a difficult trip and trek to Inle, we took a 2.5 hour drive to a cave. I wasn’t up for the adventure this time, but Eric mentioned that it was the most exciting thing he’s seen yet.

After climbing and hiking up a mountain, the family entered a cave where there were over 4,000 Buddha statues hidden in different compartments. Some parts of the cave were very big, but there were some parts that you had to crawl through to get to! Eric had an interesting time. J

We then got some lunch and headed to our hotel. This was the best part.

Our hotel is situated on top on Inle Lake, so the only way to get there was by a small speedboat! The family split up into 3 boats, and we took a very fast 30 minute speed boat ride to our hotel. Everyone agreed that it was the most exciting part of the trip yet!

We were greeted by music and drumming and were led to our small villas on top of the water. The entire hotel itself is on top of the lake, all situated on stilts. What a neat place to stay!

The climate at Inle is very different than Yangon. It gets very hot during the day, but at night, the lakes cools down considerably. There are significantly more mosquitoes around as well- of course, we got bitten.

As the family headed off to dinner at the hotel, I ended the night with some rest- I really needed it. Tomorrow we are off to explore the lake some more. I hope I get better in time!