Our hotel provided a free shuttle service from the airport, so we found the small man with my name on a plaque and made our way to....his tuk tuk??! This was going to be interesting.
This tuk tuk looks kind of massive, but I assure you it's not. I've got my hand here on Mo's pack which is outside the tuk tuk as well as my own on the tiny seat I am sharing with my pack! Sherrill's just happy as usual.
We stayed at Tanei Guesthouse, a 5 minute walk to pub street and the night markets.
We had dinner at Angkor Famous, just off pub street.
The next day we took bikes out and rode to the market. Upon arrival at the market, we determined we were the only tourists. Slightly concerning or authentic experience?! We did have to basically ride on a Cambodian highway to get there and people don't understand one direction lanes here! I had Sherrill covering the front and Mo covering the back as I basically muttered obscenities about how I was sure I was going to die. (Not to worry, came out with only slight mental scarring.)
After the biking experience we took our places at the hotel pool. A nice small pool with a waterfall! It was HOT. I kind of felt like I was made of wax and when the sun hit me directly, I would immediately melt.
Our tuk tuk driver, Sarath, took us to the temples for sunset.
We had dinner at the hotel that night as the next morning we were getting up at 430 to go see sunrise at Angkor Wat.
This all looks quite serene until you break away and go into the temple and you see this...
We then did the "small circle" and saw about seven other temples.
Again, we made our way to the pool in the afternoon to soak up some sun and cool off.
We arranged with Sarath to visit a floating village the next day. It was about an hour drive in the tuk tuk.
We got back in the tuk tuk and about 10 minutes later Sarath looked at the tire on his scooter and said... "Oh my god". Mmmm flat tire. Again. This seems to be following us!
Sooo we walked. Sherrill walked with a broken toe, thanks to a run in with the corner of the bed the day before. Luckily there was a repair shop not too far and for the bargain of the century, two holes were patched for $1.
Sarath dropped us at Sister Srey Cafe and we had a great lunch. I had a great lentil burger which makes me think I could definitely do the vegetarian thing for at least a short time!
That night we said goodbye to Sherrill as she headed home with a ridiculously light pack and the next morning Mo and I headed for the airport ourselves for an epic journey to Perth.
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