Day 470 - A rocky riverside rest

As we had spent all day walking yesterday, today we decided to have a day relaxing. After an early breakfast with Simen before he left, we went back to bed, and finally got up just before lunch to find a spot beside the river to read the afternoon away. On the way we took a twisty route through the village peaking over fences and being met with happy faces and waves. This is without a doubt one of the friendliest and most welcoming places we have been to in a really long time - Arslanbob gets the Adlibing approval! As we made our way along the streets we passed a young boy who after every 100m would put down his heavy sack full of apples for a rest - Liv commented that Adam could carry both the boy and his sack for less effort than the poor boy carrying the sack, so Adam was soon carrying the sack and following the wee boy through the village. He eventually led us to the river where he ripped of his shoes and rolled up his suit pants and walked through the icy clear water. On the other side mum waved her thanks to Adam and soon the boy was running back to Adam with some apples as a thank you!
We found a small rocky island in the middle of the river where we plonked ourselves down for some serious reading.

Back at the guesthouse (CBT Guesthouse Number 5 - ph. 94-89-20) Adam distracted the children from their potato picking by taking photos of the family doing his best to communicate with the limited language skills on both sides. It's amazing how much fun a kid can have taking photos on a digi camera and then seeing the results! The variety of traditional meals continued for dinner, which is great after we have been self catering for the last week or so cooking up pasta most nights.

Adlibing a helping hand.