By boat to Battambang and back

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For a third world country , some things about Cambodia are surprisingly high- tech. For instance when you buy your ticket for Angkor your photo is taken by a little camera perched to the outside of the ticket booth, then within a minute your face is printed on the temple pass, amazing really. Also the internet service is as fast as at home and where we are staying it is free!!

We had a fantastic trip to Battambang by boat. Up at 5:30 am and arrived at 1:00pm. I think it's about 140km. An unforgettable journey up the Sangker river, passing floating villages and houseboats. The view from the roof of the boat is breathtaking, and when it poured with rain we sat on the roof watching the people fishing, kids firing slingshots at birds and kids smiling, waving and yelling out hello as we passed. Then as suddenly as the rain started it stopped ,the sun came out, we steamed and dried out in minutes.
Six hours on a boat with no toilet, we had one pit stop at a little floating shop with a toilet (a hole in the planks of wood suspended over the river).
The Sangker river is very wide in some places but at times very narrow with the boat cutting a swathe through thick jungle like reeds and even trees, as the floods have risen the waters so high. Branches went whipping past and into the boat as we ducked for cover.

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Photos

flat out
catching some rays on the boat to Battambang

weathering the storm
Adrian on the roof of boat

me catching a nap
A very serene and peaceful boat trip

young girls shelter from the rain
Battambang and did it rain the streets were flooded about knee high within 30minutes

Comments

[cindy]

sounds like your in your element ! the pictures are great, this is a wonderful idea, we feel like we are travelling along with you. your descriptions are great, look forward to you next entry !!!!!

[Sentimental Treasures]

WOW
I feel like I'm on your holiday with you (except I still have to go to work...lol..!!!). Lov'n reading of your travels. Keep those amazing photo's coming. Will look forward to the next entry...Have fun and stay safe.

[lifeswonders]

Thanks for looking
Hi Cindy not sure if you will get this but great to hear from you and i hope you enjoy the posts.

[lifeswonders]

Miss you guys
thanks for looking at the blog glad you are enjoying it

[cas]

.the river trip
Hi Guys, the river trip looked sensational from the photos. Very relaxing. The 6 hr toilet thing worried me a bit though- could I do it ?

[lifeswonders]

the river trip
Hi Carole, I guess you just have to hope that you don't desperately need to go, which we didn't. Other than that the boat wasn't overcrowded or anything only a couple of days ago about 20 people drowned on the Mekong in an overcrowded boat and torrential rain, very sad. Hope all is going well at BayFM.