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Monday, January 25, 2010

Crossing Over

So day 3 of 3 has arrived, again at 5.45am. I've been keeping notes of the days events as we've been out of communication, but no phone and telly I realise is no bad thing! Despite the quality of the hotel I do manage to get an omelette this morning. Sunrise is beautiful and I manage to snap a few shots before we're ushered off.

We're taken to a quay where a fleet of two-man boats are waiting all crewed by single ladies who row us to a fish-market and then on to a small village to witness Muslim scarves been woven. I'm joined in my boat by a Romanian guy called Marios who's doing the same tour but in reverse!

We have to leave promptly and jump on a boat taking us to the border, it's the first time we're uncrowded and we can lay out on the top deck in the morning sun. This is pretty much the order for the day, we switch into a smaller boat as we cross and this takes us to within an hour of Phenom Penh. The 17 of us disembark and are told to climb into a 12 seater bus with all our luggage in tow, no one is happy but it quickly becomes evident they don't care and it's the only way to get into the city.

Well it's 11:30 at night, I'm knackered and needless to say we made it okay and found a decent guesthouse, the evening was all good! Tomorrow we finally get a lay in! Good night.


1 Comments:

At 7:45 pm , Anonymous PompeyPaul said...

Mate, it sounds like you're having a ball! I'm sure you'll adjust to it soon. Claire said she did the same trip in reverse 7 years back! Loved it. She said to try out the "Heart of Darkness" bar, but go via taxi! And to see sunrise at Siem Riep, over the big 'ol temple! A few good quotes:

"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out." - Jack Buck

"The life of man is a journey; a journey that must be traveled, however bad the roads or the accommodation." - Oliver Goldsmith

"In ten years I don't know where I'll be, but it won't be here." - Greg Evans

All the best amigo!

 

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