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April 22nd 2012
Published: April 22nd 2012
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tractor can't take turnstractor can't take turnstractor can't take turns

so the driver gets off and manually turns the engine/vehicle 90 degrees to make a right turn
As i still was in the travelers trail and so far every economy of every village i've visited comprised out of a variety of guesthouses and restaurants to support the mostly young visitors from other countries ... as was this tiny little river town, thus after my difficult hike and two cycles of sleep ii ventured out to some local hill villages ... just when i was about to decide which road to take leaving town, i saw a couple walking ahead of mi ... i thought this can't be ... those long legs belong to Chantal, the dutch girl i shared the 'bush' toilet with when the slowboat stopped to let off some locals at a small village on our way to muang ngoi ... and so another chance encounter in the middle of the day changed the whole plan to be quiet by myself ... instead we laughed, chatted, shared and it was like i was spending the day with some distant related nephew and nieces whose age happened to be mine ... however their was combined (23 and 24) ... anyway again better to watch the pictures ...


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and of course m way more interestingand of course m way more interesting
and of course m way more interesting

than their father driving
chantal and michielchantal and michiel
chantal and michiel

after a few hour nap it was actually amazing i run into them again ... a few minutes later or earlier and we would have not met again ...
cooling off in the streamcooling off in the stream
cooling off in the stream

where the current was so strong that self made constructions provided electricity for the locals
mother of ducks, Chantalmother of ducks, Chantal
mother of ducks, Chantal

somehow she had a real liking to them, as they had also had in her ...
kids work the whole daykids work the whole day
kids work the whole day

whether it's fishing, farming or attending to tourists ...
on the road to nowhereon the road to nowhere
on the road to nowhere

the second best landscape i've ever visited
after 3hr hike finally come to villageafter 3hr hike finally come to village
after 3hr hike finally come to village

which hasn't been changed into a tourist have ... with only one guest house and place to eat for us ...
friendsfriends
friends

kids usually walk hand in hand, girls with girls, boys with boys ...
finally m not the lone giantfinally m not the lone giant
finally m not the lone giant

however with his indonesian genes michiel didn't stand out too much, however chantal and i ....
being bathed at the well being bathed at the well
being bathed at the well

the only running water in town ...
thru the ricefields back to the riverthru the ricefields back to the river
thru the ricefields back to the river

and this way back only took half the time as walking up and down the karsts ...
smart animalssmart animals
smart animals

thse buffalos coooling off in the only pond they could find in the ricefields during dry season
however the stench however the stench
however the stench

was ridiculous as they were lounching around in their own feces
different ways to X a stream,different ways to X a stream,
different ways to X a stream,

and that's why this couple will live happily ever after


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