February 1 We left the sparse village before sunrise, hoping to enjoy some early morning quiet time. The daily traffic drama tends to create stress that is better to avoid. Also, we have found that if we are on the road before the sun comes up, we can usually manage close to 30km by lunch time, making our afternoon run a bit more manageable. Well that is how we look at it...... Mr Slim has continued to run with us, each day going further ahead, leaving his moto and no doubt enjoying one last smoke, running to where ever we are and then back to the trusty carrier of all things water and Gatorade. It has been a treat to have he, Ms Alin and even the mini bus driver run with us. Maybe we have ... read more

January 30 Learning from the two previous days we set out before dawn. Shuffling to the sounds of roosters and dogs barking non stop, the Cambodian eco-friendly alarm clock . Thankful to be all alone. The red road was to be ours for only a little bit of time...We have started to settle into the running and our bodies are getting into a rhythm. Today is the day we run to Koh Ker and get a chance to have a real bath (well a bucket bath) and sleep in a real bed. Breakfast on the side of the road brings a surprise! Two people from the television channel France 2, based out of New Delhi (http://blog.france2.fr/bureau-inde-france2/index.php/Inde) decided to do a story on us, here we go! Nathalie is now a French movie star! They spent the ... read more

After our first day of running we were treated to a wonderful and most inspiring surprise! Camping in the jungle temple Beng Mealea was more than we could have asked for. While most of the temples in the Angkor area are either restored or under some sort of restoration progress, Beng Mealea has been left completely untouched. It is difficult to imagine what happened to such a beautiful and massive temple but time and the jungle has not been kind, life will prevail and nature had taken a strong foothold... Arriving just before sunset, we were gifted with the privilege of having the temple completely to ourselves. It was quite surreal and proved a soul recharging place for us, a perfect fitting to our first day out.... We camped near the 'police' station and had a ... read more

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Another day of traffic adventures and down the NH 6 to the Rolos group of temples. Along the way we fine tuned our perception of Cambodian driving physics. The rules are simple actually and quite effective. No mirror, no signal, no blind spot check. Actually you don't even care what is happening behind you. All that matters is that you toot your horn and just go right a head! Hesitation is the only real rule. You cannot under any circumstances hesitate. Commit fully as those who hesitate will become a road tragedy! A day on the road in Cambodia is incomplete without a 'pigs on motorbike' sighting. A bit of expedition supply shopping rounded out the day and it was time to relax at 'Angkor What ?' for a margarita. Ok, so we really didn't count ... read more