Blogs from Sihanoukville, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 2

The weather in the early morning was truly horrendous. Torrential rain on our tin roof, absolutely deafening. Sam had left a window open to get a breeze and the rain came in and things got wet. To be fair, rain also came in through the gaps in the walls. The roof leaked a bit too. My bed stayed dry but all our clothes generally lying around ended up damp. We got up super early and couldn’t pack fast enough! It had stopped raining but the sea right in front of us had a swell, so we were worried about conditions further out, on the way back to Sihanoukville, and whether the big boat will run or maybe be delayed. Lots more rubbish bobbing about, as well as large pieces of wood. We had breakfast as soon ... read more

Today we mostly stood up to our necks in the sea, or at least we did this morning. This afternoon it was a bit rough for that, but a beautiful sunny day despite the weather reports saying rain. We slept OK, although for me the sea was quite loud and penetrated my earplugs. Not particularly lulling. And all our stuff felt damp in the hut, but at least we had no bites. The electricity came on last night and we could charge our stuff, nothing overheated. The hut is very gappy but hopefully we get a bit more breeze through because of it. It doesn’t look like they use tape measures much when building, it’s all very rustic and charming. The so-called sand flies are around and look like mozzies with long tails. We are spraying ... read more

The day before yesterday we ate at Mom’s kitchen on the beach, where we hang out in the day. This was a mistake. The eating part. Say no more..... And the advertised fire show didn‘t materialise. What did materialise was a singing duo, not in the first flush of youth, from Melbourne. When the guy sang on his own Sam said he sounded like a Vic Reeves lounge singer impersonator. It was just vowel sounds. What smelt and looked good was the barbecue station. You choose fish, chicken, other things and they make you a plateful up of various salad items for about 5$. It looked like a good deal. I had the amok vegetable and rice combo. A good deal, but in other respects a BAD idea. Luckily yesterday we weren’t planning to go far. ... read more

Last night we dined in, or rather ate on our balcony. It was barbecue night and we were most attracted by the food, in particular the mashed potato. It didn’t disappoint, nor did the buffalo steak. Absolutely delicious and only 5.50$. We are so happy we’ll be back here next Thursday for more of the same. There was a DJ playing chill out tunes but we couldn’t hear from inside our bungalow. Then I had my daily struggle with the mosquito net, tearing a 6 inch hole in it while I tried to tuck it in and have enough left to actually close it. I am rubbish. I had to start again, while Sam scoffed from inside her perfect one. It’s quite a ritual, organising all your overnight items inside, technology, earphones, water, remote for the ... read more

Day 14. Sihanoukville. Rest day. Good breakfast with eastern and western choices before sauntering down the beach paddling in the sea. Walking on the waterbreak was good apart from the plastic and other rubbish dumped above the waterline and the sewage being drained into the sea making it unsuitable for swimming, although Alison did a quick splash. A drink part way back up the beach was followed by lunch at the Vegan cafe. I had bacon, egg and chips, swallowed down with a glass of beer. Sihanoukville is staffed by youths of all nationalities, Ukraine, French and Turks etc. The next job was to open my bike box and squeeze a few items into the tiny gaps to reduce my hand luggage weight and size. Good dinner of Chicken Amok at the La Luna on the ... read more