What better way to get to Siem Reap than by boat. A very different way to see the countryside. Despite the rubbish and pollution in the river the fish and wildlife thrive in this environment, it is so productive with beautiful wetlands everywhere and a unesco protected lake through the middle.
Houses along the river. The have to be on stilts as the river comes right up during the wet season
There were plenty of people out setting nets and fishing.
We saw a few pelicans and other bird life.
Our fully packed boat
There were many of these fishing boats where locals catch fish and sell it at the markets
A large village half way through our journey where we stopped for lunch
People shitting into the river and then a few metres away people fishing.
We went from full sunrise to torrential downpours of rain in less than 5 minutes. Felt sorry for the people on the top of the boat.
There were some tight spots where we had to power through the dense vegetation growing on the side
We reach Tonle Sap Lake. This is the largest lake in South East Asia where the usual 2700 sq km turns to 15,000 sq km in the wet season.
The other boat going from Siem Reap to Battambang
Enjoying the sun of our last couple of km into Siem Reap
Cambodia is legendary for its inventive well connected scams and yet again today we found ourselves right in the middle of one. The nice well trusted guy who we brought the ticket for the boat off provided transport to his hotel where he had booked a room for us. When we got to the hotel he did not own it, the rooms he described for us had not been booked and the price was twice as much as he said. Karen used her bargaining powers to stay as we didnt want to leave the luxurious pool they had.
We battled through the crowds to get a glimpse of sunset at Phnom Bakheng. Overrated as there was no view of Angkor Wat like suggested.
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