Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia

Well what was supposed to be a 10 hour sleeper bus turned into a 6 hour sleeper bus, then sit around for an hour waiting for a different bus (which wasn't a sleeper), then sit in traffic, then break down, then sit an hour while they fix it. All in all it ended up taking 16 hours. Once we got there we told the tuk-tuk driver we wanted to go to Mic and Craig's, which was a hostel we found in our guide book. The driver then informed us that it had burnt down 1 day prior. I guess it's good we didn't arrive 1 day earlier. Once we found a new place we hit Serendipity Beach for a bit. It was a very dirty beach with so much trash and washed up flip flops on the beach but it was a beach none the less. The next day we decided to change up the scenery and go to the "nicer" beach, Oches Beach. On this beach we also found random odd and ends on the shoreline including a lot of rope, clothes and syringes. Aside from the trash and washed up things it was a nicer beach. A little less crowded and a little more secluded. To help you get a gauge of how hot it is here the beach seriously feels like bath water. We sweat constantly and then the water doesn't even cool you off. The next day we went on yet another booze cruise. It set sail at 1:00 and we got back at 6:00 for dinner served by the restaurant that hosted the cruise. This morning we got up and ready to head to our next destination, Phnom Penh. Now we are in a minivan which is said to be a 4 hour journey but after our last experience I never can be sure. It is a very nice minivan though with comfy seats, air conditioning that works and wifi. I can't believe today marks that we only have 3 weeks left of our travels. It has flown by but has been the best time of my life.

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