The last few days have been spent in Sihanoukville, and I was planning on heading to Vietnam a couple of days ago. However, Evan, a californian guy I met here suggested visiting an isand called Koh Rhung, which he had read about in the local guide book. I hadn't heard of it, and neither apparently had anybody in the tourist agencies or dive shops we asked around. They all suggested we go to Bamboo Island or Snake Island, which is apparently the standard. That said we were told that if we were desperate a boat could be rented for a mere $180 per day! We decided to try and see if we could hitch a ride with one of the local fishermen, who fish in the waters around Ko Rhung. This resulted in an afternoon-long trek
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