Thursday, November 18, 2010

Around the Island and Back Again - Day 1

After nearly 15 hours on the road we finally reach our rest stop for the night, a temple hostel. Basically it is a hostel that is free to stay, with a suggested donation to help keep them running, definitely a worthy cause. The temple hostel mostly plays host to traveling students, backpackers, and bicycle tour groups.

On a note about the last group, it is a popular pass time for those in shape to get a group together and circumnavigate the island riding along the coastal highway, it has become such a popular pass time that many city and countys are building bike lanes or boardwalks off the main road just for the bikers, and for those in not quite that great shape its by scooter. Breakfast today started with cleaning out the last of the bread in the fridge so it didn't go bad while we were out traveling. After a fuel stop we started to roll, about an hour and a half in we passed a park with a beautiful forest of mangrove trees and a nice boardwalk making its way though the park . . . a good time for a picture break.


At about 10:30 we were hungry already, but then again thats what you get for eating at 5 something in the morning. Therefore we made a stop at a local restaurant that was funny enough just getting things set up for the lunch hour rush, so while we had to wait a little for our food, it doesn't get any more fresh.

Two hours later we stopped again for a road side snack, hmmmm there seems to be a lot of eating going on here . . . basically a fired leek and oyster pastry. Later at a traditional market we picked up a cup of watermelon juice (yes they have juiced a watermelon) and a “cow lick” which is a sweet pastry named so because of the way they are cooked and thus come out looking like a cow's tongue.

Finally for dinner steak and eggs with noodle on the side!


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