We entered the village and were told to sit in a small restaurant for a while, but no food was served.

A few of the locals

A man walked by carrying a live snake.

Eventually we continued through town and headed back into the trees. We suddenly found ourselves at the bottom of a large hill. The path went up steeply, zig-zagging back and forth, and was filled with very sharp rocks and very very slick mud. We were told it was an hour walk to the top.

The majority of us turned back and returned to the restaurant to socialize until the others returned, all muddy. Our guide had even cut his leg badly. We had lunch in the restaurant in small bowls with chopsticks then returned to the boat.

It drove out a short ways and anchored. Several people swam in the chilly water that was again riddled with jellyfish. An oil film and floating trash moved in with the current. The water was quite dirty. We later learned the oysters and mussels are quite dangerous to eat here because there is not enough tide to clean out the bay and they build up toxins.

Once everyone was done, we were told we had to wait for an hour for another boat to arrive. It never came. So eventually we returned to the main town.

We caught a bus to the hotel. As always, they took our passports. The room was nice with a balcony view. Dinner at the hotel was a collection of vegetable and meat dishes, including cuttlefish salad.