The long and bumpy road...

After a wonderful week or so in Northern Thailand it was time to head south and on to Cambodia. With time running out, and our weary bodies craving some relaxing beach time we decided in a very quick "in-and-out" visit of Cambodia. Well, quick might not be the best way to describe the epic series of buses, tuk-tuks, more buses, pick-up trucks and then yet more buses we took to finally get to Angkor Wat. All in all it was a 36hr journey, and the last 6-7 hours were spent riding the most bone-rattling road I can remember!! Needles to say Aimee developed the mandatory cases of the sh!ts about 30mins before the trip, just to make it that little bit more uncomfortable.

Anyways, we arrived very late in Siam Riep and were up the next morning at 5am (3.5 hours sleep) and cycling out to the very impressive Angkor Wat. WE were there for sunrise, and then about another 8 hours or so exploring the vast array of temples and sites in all states of repair. It really did live up to the billing and I can say the journey to get here was worth it!

It was fun to scramble around through the ruins, often a jumble of fallen stonework, and examine the details relief and several inner sanctuaries. It was a busy site, but we managed to cycle to a few of the less visited remains that were slowly being constricted by the surrounding jungle.

After our full day of sight seeing around Angkor Wat we cycled back to Siam Riep and gave a half hearted effort celebrating the Chinese New Year. A few gin and tonics and then some beers with the local Cambodians at our guest house was enough to have me rambling and ultimately asleep very early.

The last of our 3 days in Cambodia involved retracing our steep among the horribly bumpy and dusty road back to Thailand! We got the back corner seats of the mini-bus, complete without windows, and we slowly melted in the fierce heat. Aimee's seat actually fell apart half way through the journey. It was funny at the time but not for the remaining 3-4 hours that she had to sit on it!! We finally got across the boarder and back into the orderly surrounds of Thailand. Now we are heading south for that beach time....