early start

How quickly time flies and with bags packed...and groaning needless to say..it was up with the growl of the engines and the last few miles to Mandalay and journey's end.
Another gorgeous sunrise through river mist and while we lucky sods drift up for the daily sundeck breakfast, river traffic has been on the go for a couple of hours and out of the mist float the bamboo rafts and small fishing boats.

Mandalay port is hot, noisy and glittering under the watchful care of a hillside of pagodas, Buddhas and stupas.Those of us heading to Yangon have a few more hours on the boat as our plane timetable changes by the hour.
Finally our inimitable guide Robin says it's time to leave and an hour later we have joined the patiently waiting and dozing at Mandalay airport and two hours later a flurry of activity and we are airborne on Air Bagan, Treasure of Myanmar.

Now in Yangon at tonight's hotel and internet, and the start of back blipping!!
Three more nights in Yangon with more adventures and hopefully more internet!