Expedition to Sail the Water Roads of Burma in 2002, on a Cape Cutter 19 from su kyi Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 3 min 65 sec
✓ Published: 02-Nov-2016

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In 2002 the expedition retraced a river journey completed by a Scotsman, Henry Cadell, in 1899. It is significant because the boat was the first foreign registered vessel allowed north of Yangon since 1945 and the first recorded sailing of the river. I believe the expedition was able to proceed, as the government was working towards a softer approach to western visitors and came at a time when Aung San Su Kyi, the pro-democracy leader under house arrest, was released. It was a fascinating journe