Today was a very early start. 4.30 to give alms to the monks however we were too early so went back and then we were too late. Not a great start to the day.
Then set off at 6.30 for our slow boat up the Mekong to our homestay in a small village (49 families). The boat took 10 hours so lots of sleeping, music listened to, books read and cards being played.
Arrived at the homestay ay about 5pm, this was a lot different top the homestay Cambodia. This wasn't adapted for guests at all apart from mosquito nets, so it was definitely a local experience. Couldn't help but feel wrong about eating some beautiful food in the middle of such a poor village.
In bed for 9pm as another 4.30am start tomorrow for another long, slow boat ride to the Thai border. Couldn't help but feel an inconvenience when we went to bed as our "beds" were in the middle of their living space, felt a little awkward to be honest, didn't sleep well at all as it's just so hot and muggy, I know the locals are used to it but I still don't know how they sleep.
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