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KALAW TO INLE LAKE TREK, MYANMAR

Full Moon Festival (parade of donations for the local monastery)

Full Moon Festival (parade of donations for the local monastery)

Full moon festival

Full moon festival

Kalaw train station technology

Kalaw train station technology

Buddhist cave

More Full Moon Festival

More Full Moon Festival

Sunset in Kalaw

Sunset in Kalaw

New friends... local tourists who asked to take a picture with us

New friends... local tourists who asked to take a picture with us

Pre-trek breakfast

Pre-trek breakfast

School in Kalaw

School in Kalaw

Casually crossing the tracks. It's safe when the train comes a couple times a day at 20 mph

Casually crossing the tracks. It's safe when the train comes a couple times a day at 20 mph

The trek started in the forest

The trek started in the forest

After a few hours, it opened up into stunning farm land

After a few hours, it opened up into stunning farm land

Proudly harvesting carrots

Proudly harvesting carrots

Sunflower fields

Sunflower fields

Hello (not so) little water buffalo!!

Hello (not so) little water buffalo!!

On their way

Met another friend on the trail

Met another friend on the trail

Kids walking home from school for lunch

Kids walking home from school for lunch

Lunchtime

The time we had to stop so that this guy could ignite his dynamite to blow up some rock to make a road

The time we had to stop so that this guy could ignite his dynamite to blow up some rock to make a road

Those clouds

Sesame seed

Bright yellow sesame seed plants

Bright yellow sesame seed plants

This little boy chased after us to give us flowers

This little boy chased after us to give us flowers

So sweet

More kids! More flowers!

More kids! More flowers!

More more more!

More more more!

They were PUMPED about this selfie

They were PUMPED about this selfie

Making our way through the fields

Making our way through the fields

Lunch break on Day 1

Lunch break on Day 1

Trek day 1 lunch mmmm!

Trek day 1 lunch mmmm!

More adorable water buffalo. Water buffalo are cheaper than cows because they are known for being lazy.

More adorable water buffalo. Water buffalo are cheaper than cows because they are known for being lazy.

Harvested rice

Flying

More friends

Gorgeous scenery

Gorgeous scenery

Farmers heading home for lunch

Farmers heading home for lunch

Insane

Myanmar or Tuscany?

Myanmar or Tuscany?

Hot chilis laid out to dry in a Pa'O Village, nicknamed "Chili Village"

Hot chilis laid out to dry in a Pa'O Village, nicknamed "Chili Village"

Villagers playing chinlone, sort of like hacky sack

Villagers playing chinlone, sort of like hacky sack

More stunning views

More stunning views

Chilis

Chilis

Just looking!

Village views

You can lead a buffalo to water...

You can lead a buffalo to water...

Traffic

Whatup, Momo?

Bridge crossing

Bridge crossing

Nomnommm

Sesame fields forever

Sesame fields forever

Sunset selfie

The colors were beautiful - those are potato plants

The colors were beautiful - those are potato plants

More gorgeous colors

More gorgeous colors

Sunset

Sunset

Made it to our night 1 homestay!

Made it to our night 1 homestay!

View from our room

View from our room

Our tiny but cozy room

Our tiny but cozy room

The kids in the family were watching an English version of Cinderella on a DVD player. They let Alex join in.

The kids in the family were watching an English version of Cinderella on a DVD player. They let Alex join in.

Family portraits

Family portraits

Breakfast set up - getting fueled for our 2nd day of trekking

Breakfast set up - getting fueled for our 2nd day of trekking

Early morning mist

Early morning mist

Watch out for that ditch...

Watch out for that ditch...

Flower

Scene from the trek

Scene from the trek

Rice

Gorgeous

Trek scenes

More walking through farms

More walking through farms

Beating the rice out of their plants

Beating the rice out of their plants

Day 2 lunch break (yes, in case you noticed, we wore the same clothes for the entire 3 days...)

Day 2 lunch break (yes, in case you noticed, we wore the same clothes for the entire 3 days...)

Trekking!

These kids were mischievous!

These kids were mischievous!

Our night 2 homestay house!

Our night 2 homestay house!

Mist over Inle Lake -- we're so close!

Mist over Inle Lake -- we're so close!

Banyan tree

Back into the jungle

Back into the jungle

Jungle

Almost there!!! To the next photo album you go...

Almost there!!! To the next photo album you go...