I almost wish we shopped like they do in most villages of the world, almost. The vegetables look so fresh, because they are, and the meat is being butchered in front of you while the fish you choose is still swimming in a pail. Of course I’d have to have my ox ready to pull the cart or plan a couple of mile walk every day because of no refrigeration but it looks like fun for a few days. The transactions take seconds for the locals, for us it is a fun adventure in trying to figure out what we are buying and for how much, no bargaining here. The most interesting one I have ever been to was the one in Inlaw Lake. We arrived in our long boat and found a Saturday before Christmas parking lot of long boats. The locals just climb over all the boats in front of them but for us they just pushed the boats out of the way and let them float abandoned. That’s how we arrived others arrived by oxcart and of course the ever present motor scooters. It is a crowded place alive with activity. You can buy anything food, clothing, tools, toys, gas (as long as you bring your own glass bottle) and household supplies, load up and be set until the next day.
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