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Floating bungalow

We stayed overnight on the river in a floating bungalow. It was cool. Dinner and breakfast on the water. You'll see by the pictures that the river is a big tourist destination during peak season (our winter), so it was really empty when we went.

Also, we had running water TO our rooms, for showering and toilet and sink, BUT we didn't see any outtake for waste. That got us thinking... Hmm... I think we're fertilizing the river here. And we weren't the most upstream bungalow either. Thats why we stayed out of the waterfall and river, while the rest of the tour group took their chances or didn't care. We kept eye on the two tour guides, and they did dress into bathing suits, but never touched the water... Ha!

There was no shower drain either. The bath water went straight through the floorboards and into the river. The water was cold of course, and that was the quickest shower I ever took.
Also, I didn't get any mosquito bites either, which was a miracle. Natalie, the tour guide said it was because the river was flowing too swift, and there was no standing still water for them breed.
Anyways, enjoy the pictures.
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down to the river
down to the river
being towed upstream by a long boat
being towed upstream by a long boat
crazy foreigners gonna jump in the river and waterfall
crazy foreigners gonna jump in the river and waterfall
jump!
jump!
and float
and float
down to the waterfall
down to the waterfall
in the dirty dirty poo water....
in the dirty dirty poo water....
there's the waterfall
there's the waterfall
again, its dry season so maybe its smaller
again, its dry season so maybe its smaller
more bungalows downstream
more bungalows downstream
the waterfall
the waterfall
and jarrett
and jarrett
and waterfall
and waterfall
and crazy russians
and crazy russians
i dare you to jump
i dare you to jump
i'll stay dry
i'll stay dry
small waterfall on the side
small waterfall on the side
more downstream
more downstream
i can just imagine how crowded this river could get
i can just imagine how crowded this river could get
more water
more water
and more
and more
water water water,
water water water,
look what jarrett found
look what jarrett found
an authentic WW2 Japanese helmet
an authentic WW2 Japanese helmet
kinda eerie actually
kinda eerie actually
it was just a hangin on the wall behind the bar
it was just a hangin on the wall behind the bar
floated more
floated more
turning around
turning around
more rafts
more rafts
another waterfall
another waterfall
and white cliffs
and white cliffs
and more tourists
and more tourists
and locals
and locals
and a road to nowhere
and a road to nowhere
hey, look whats up on the roof.  its directv!
hey, look whats up on the roof. its directv!
floating back downstream
floating back downstream
the floating raft was our eating area, also a loaded bar
the floating raft was our eating area, also a loaded bar
wet russians covered in poo water
wet russians covered in poo water
we were towed, or we probably would've ran aground..
we were towed, or we probably would've ran aground..
thatched roof
thatched roof
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