Scott, the American recommender, had done a fine job so far, so we were confident enough to commit to five nights in a place he loved, staying on a lakeside farm, reachable only by a small, local ferry service.
The lake is beautiful, flanked by forest-covered mountains, with waterfalls, streams, crystal clear pools and
hot springs.
The accommodation was brilliant again – we stayed with elderly couple Edith and Tolamis, who were really friendly and helpful. We cooked our own food but Edith baked fresh bread every day for us. The farm was a lovely smallholding with pigs, piglets, hens and turkeys roaming around an old apple orchard.
It being autumn, there were plenty of apples for us to pick, along with blackberries on lakeside rambles. We enjoyed eating apple and blackberry every day and sharing it with our hosts and a nice English truck driver called Geoff who was staying there too.
We did some really pleasant walks around the lake and nearby river and went by boat with Tolamis to natural
hot springs which we dug from the beach on a deserted part of the lake. The water coming up from the sand was scorching hot. We dug channels into the lake to let in cold water.
It was a tricky balance, which generally lead to cold feet and a burnt bum. It was an odd leisure activity which at times seemed more like a punishment (having to dig in boiling water and freezing air, bare footed on a gravely beach wearing only trunks/bikini), but was overall really enjoyable, mainly for the novelty value and the beautiful setting.
We also took on a mammoth 21 mile trek through beautiful rainforest.
We climbed up past lakes, to great view points across forested valleys and down to natural
hot springs that had been channelled into two lovely baths fashioned out of logs in a little cabin by a river.
We relaxed in the baths and ate our lunch by the river before slogging back to the farm again.
Scott, the American recommender, had done a fine job so far, so we were confident enough to commit to five nights in a place he loved, staying on a lakeside farm, reachable only by a small, local ferry service.
The lake is beautiful, flanked by forest-covered mountains, with waterfalls, streams, crystal clear pools and 
The accommodation was brilliant again – we stayed with elderly couple Edith and Tolamis, who were really friendly and helpful. We cooked our own food but Edith baked fresh bread every day for us. The farm was a lovely smallholding with pigs, piglets, hens and turkeys roaming around an old apple orchard. 
It being autumn, there were plenty of apples for us to pick, along with blackberries on lakeside rambles. We enjoyed eating apple and blackberry every day and sharing it with our hosts and a nice English truck driver called Geoff who was staying there too.
We did some really pleasant walks around the lake and nearby river and went by boat with Tolamis to natural 
It was a tricky balance, which generally lead to cold feet and a burnt bum. It was an odd leisure activity which at times seemed more like a punishment (having to dig in boiling water and freezing air, bare footed on a gravely beach wearing only trunks/bikini), but was overall really enjoyable, mainly for the novelty value and the beautiful setting.
We also took on a mammoth 21 mile trek through beautiful rainforest. 
We climbed up past lakes, to great view points across forested valleys and down to natural 
We relaxed in the baths and ate our lunch by the river before slogging back to the farm again. 
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