Up at 8, usual ‘chaos’ getting away with lutz – off at … 11:00
😉
… and 1st stop around the corner for some vietnamese soup
Going to Kampot, famous for jungle, the river banks and green pepper. On the way down we stopped for some juice – and can you believe it, it’s the same spot where i stopped 4years ago – took a similar pic
The road is good – meaning boring for us. On arrival in Kampot we had a nice meal incl. a fresh coconut, so full of water I couldn’t finish it.
We picked a nice laid back hostel on the west side of the river, cant think of the name though 😉
We simply dropped our bags and decided to use the remaining hour of daylight for a quick ride into the jungle. Bliss- after going through some rural area we were quickly into the thick green, mostly following small streams because there were no paths or tracks. This one example shows a small stream, bordered by eroded banks towering next to us with a lid of dense foliage above our heads. The tunnel was about 2m wide and 2m high. Since it curved we were not able to see how long it was and if it carried on at all. Quite similar to driving in a big storm water pipe.
Up and down small ravines, crossing mud pools and always trying not to loose our sense if direction in this. Perfect.
On the way back we stopped at the green house hostel- lutz knowing the owners and we had a nice beer on the very colonial style veranda. They will have a big party on saturday with live bands, let’s see if we are still in the area then. We also met stefan, a belgian guy whom I had met 4years ago in Kep by the sea- he sold his hostel and now runs a small cinema in Kampot.
After dinner and some more beers in our hostel I will now hit the sack – a bit tired, maybe going for a swim in the river tomorrow morning – right from the bar 😉
offwe_r 