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| Boats getting ready for our afternoon ride on Inle Lake |
February 28, Wednesday Inle Lake, Myanmar
In the afternoon, groups of 4 or 5 people loaded up on long single motor boats to travel further south on Inle Lake to the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. The boats are wooden, and long, like a skiff. They had seats for 4 or 5 people, and the pilot sat in the back controlling the motor. They provided us with life jackets, umbrellas and water. The trip took about 30 minutes – we went through canals of water hyacinth. There were about 20 boats to transport us to the Pagoda. We saw lots of other tourist river traffic – mainly other Asians – and river traffic that was for a purpose – transportation or fishing. There is an ethnic minority people here – the Intha – that fish the lake and row an oar using their legs. As we headed out to the Pagoda, I saw a few fishermen in the distance.
In the afternoon, groups of 4 or 5 people loaded up on long single motor boats to travel further south on Inle Lake to the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda. The boats are wooden, and long, like a skiff. They had seats for 4 or 5 people, and the pilot sat in the back controlling the motor. They provided us with life jackets, umbrellas and water. The trip took about 30 minutes – we went through canals of water hyacinth. There were about 20 boats to transport us to the Pagoda. We saw lots of other tourist river traffic – mainly other Asians – and river traffic that was for a purpose – transportation or fishing. There is an ethnic minority people here – the Intha – that fish the lake and row an oar using their legs. As we headed out to the Pagoda, I saw a few fishermen in the distance.
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| About 20 boats transported us south to enjoy the lake and to see a pagoda |
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| And we're off! |
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| Intha Lake fisherman beyond the water hyacinth |
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| Umbrellas, very welcome on this 90 some degree day |
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| Workers in the farms on the lake |
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| Fishing technique requires amazing balance - slamming the fish with an oar |
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| A forceful blow |
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| Zippy gasoline motors throw up rooster tails of spray |
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| Houses along the lake |
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