The bus ended up taking 15 hours total. Thankfully most of the roads were better in this trip. My time in this country is winding down.
I bought a new plastic strap to replace my worn out leather watch strap. I think this one will hold up to sweat and humidity more.
I wanted to visit the British Consul Library, but it was closed to do a holiday. Instead a Myanmar man invited me into his come after walking down the street. Maybe he was a little drunk, but he kept shaking my hand and saying things like “Burma has no freedom” and some other not so nice things about the government. Actually the first time I’ve heard someone here talk like that, since it isn’t really allowed.
I also visited Botataung Paya, since I missed it last time. I also went back to the big Shwedagon Paya to see the sunset there.
An update on my camera, the flash is not working anymore. I think for the same reason as everything else, the camera was not in a hardened case and something got smashed. My two batteries are getting old, I notice they don’t last as long (even with no flash photography).
I brought a 80GB external hard drive with me and found a USB case for it in China. But I noticed it has gone missing here in Myanmar. It either fell out of my backpack or was stolen. Good thing it was just a backup drive.
Overall, Myanmar has some of the most friendly people I’ve seen in the world. Maybe the only things I don’t like is everyone eating Betel nut and spitting that everywhere and the roads. But one of the top countries in Asia to visit.