JONO - Tracie has to be the most proficient mosquito dispatcher that I have ever seen! Óne handed, back-handed, catch-release-catch ... the list goes on ... The bus trip from Phnom Penh up to Battambang wasnt as long as we expected, but the mozzies made the most of the short trip. I think the locals thought we were a bit strange swatting at them, but it helped to pass the time.
I have been pleasently surprised at Tracie's ability to cope with the lack of schedule too .. I had expected that we would need more definate plans to keep her relaxed, but we have managed to get this far with only one minor disagreement ... not bad for 4 weeks of 24/7! It has been a whole lot of fun actually ... that's good aye?
We are now in Siem Reap and although we will possibly be the only tourists to ever come here without visiting Angkor Wat, we are totally over the temples. We are respectful of the history and religious beliefs but I think we have seen enough now.
The trip here was surprisingly pleasent on the boat. It was 6 1/2 hours of roaring diesel engine, but inspite of the wooden seats, and the proximity to the exhaust, we survived relatively well. It was $20 for foreigners and $4 for locals ... perhaps we need some local based pricing in NZ? Skydive for 1/5th the price maybe?
It was amazing seeing the floating villages and the kids going to school on boats rather than bikes. One boat had a couple of kids who wouldnt have been older than 5yo, paddling in the middle of the river ... no life jackets of course ... I suppose they learn to swim really young. I was amazed at the navagational ability of the skipper .. for a large portion of the trip, their was no specific river, just a flooded plain with trees and water lillies everywhere. He managed to find the way through and only had to stop to clear the prop once.
The photos are proving to be a bit difficult to upload ... some computers just won't allow it. It seems that most of the OS's are illegal too ... probably why noone here has upgraded to Vista ... too hard to pirate.
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