23/5/11
The heat combined with the humidity is killing us. We are both inexplicably tired all of the time. We don’t do very much each day but never the less by lunchtime need a nap. Today there would be no napping as we boarded a train what can only be described as the most uncomfortable train ride of our trip. An accolade indeed which you consider that we have been on a lot of trains including a fair selection in Eastern Europe in our travels part one. Ok to set the scene its hot -37 degrees Celsius with a high humidity, the train has no AC and the benches are hard upright wooden affairs. We did what any sensible travel would do- bought a bag of ice and boarded the train selecting the side in the shade. That said the train journey was still awful. The ice kept us cool but melted on my crotch so I looked like I had wet myself. The track had been built by prisoners of war so was somewhat rickety. The trains were aged and the seats collapsed periodically causing some amusement on my part when James ended up on the floor.
We arrived 4 hours later half a stone lighter, dehydrated and smelly. We were of course approached by a number of tuk tuk drivers but even they could see we were not in the mood to be messed with so left us alone sharpish. We call our hotel and were mercifully collected within 10 minutes why a strange motorbike side car contraption. Think motorbike with a steel frame on wheels welded to its side the safety of which was questionable but as the moped had an engine akin to a lawnmower we were not destined to get above 15 mph. After a short journey we arrived at the hotel and James had excelled in his travel planning. A clean large room with private bathroom in a complex with a pool overlooking the river and all for 12gbp a night. Bliss. Thank goodness for Bo Travel planning services.
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