Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Once I arrived in Sihanoukville on Tuesday (20 February) afternoon I had a hell of a time finding a cheap place to stay. The place was packed full. I finally found a room for $5/night in guesthouse that was under renovation. Then I ate lunch on the beach where a bunch of restuarants have tables right on the sand and spent the rest of the day walking up and down the beach. The beach was okay, but there was lots of garbage at one end of the beach and lots and lots of people. Later that evening after dinner (at a really relaxing restaurant on the beach) I went to a bar on the beach and ran into a few people I had met before in Vietnam. I stayed out fairly late before heading back to my room.
Wednesday (21 February) morning I was awoken early about 7 AM to the sounds of 'progress' - er, construction. So I had to get out of that place. Luckily the day before I found a place on the beach that had very basic dorm-like accomodation for $2/night. So I moved there and was glad I did. It was great and the beach was nicer and less crowded there. There were also a lot of travelers there. I spent the rest of the day there working on my tan, lounging in the sun, and swimming. I don't recall what I did that evening but I think I ate dinner at my guesthouse and then walked down the beach to where the other bars and restaurants were.
Thursday (22 February) I spent the day relaxing on the beach again and also booked my bus to Koh Chang, Thailand for the next morning. Watched an amazing sunset that evening - the best I've seen in southeast asia on this trip - and then later after dinner I ran into some more people I had met in Vietnam. Two people they had met in Sihanoukville were also going to Koh Chang the following day. I had left my sandals at my guesthouse when I walked the kilometer or so up the beach to where all the restaurants were, so when the rest of the group wanted to go to a bar a bit off the beach, I had to call it a night!
So on Friday (23 February) I took the bus ride, which included 5 ferry crossings (4 river ferries in Cambodia and the ferry to Koh Chang - an island - in Thailand), from Sihanoukville, Cambodia to Koh Chang, Thailand arriving 15 hours later. It was an exhausting day, but I met some cool people during the trip who I would end up hanging out with a lot on Koh Chang. At one point while we were still in Cambodia, we were waiting for some road construction to clear and then there was a huge explosion about 100 meters up the road and around the corner. They were blasting some hillside away and we could see the debris fly. Then about an hour later we were stuck in this freshly blasted area and a good ole thunderstorm came through. All in all, the bus trip had a bit of everything.... One for the memories.
Wednesday (21 February) morning I was awoken early about 7 AM to the sounds of 'progress' - er, construction. So I had to get out of that place. Luckily the day before I found a place on the beach that had very basic dorm-like accomodation for $2/night. So I moved there and was glad I did. It was great and the beach was nicer and less crowded there. There were also a lot of travelers there. I spent the rest of the day there working on my tan, lounging in the sun, and swimming. I don't recall what I did that evening but I think I ate dinner at my guesthouse and then walked down the beach to where the other bars and restaurants were.
Thursday (22 February) I spent the day relaxing on the beach again and also booked my bus to Koh Chang, Thailand for the next morning. Watched an amazing sunset that evening - the best I've seen in southeast asia on this trip - and then later after dinner I ran into some more people I had met in Vietnam. Two people they had met in Sihanoukville were also going to Koh Chang the following day. I had left my sandals at my guesthouse when I walked the kilometer or so up the beach to where all the restaurants were, so when the rest of the group wanted to go to a bar a bit off the beach, I had to call it a night!
So on Friday (23 February) I took the bus ride, which included 5 ferry crossings (4 river ferries in Cambodia and the ferry to Koh Chang - an island - in Thailand), from Sihanoukville, Cambodia to Koh Chang, Thailand arriving 15 hours later. It was an exhausting day, but I met some cool people during the trip who I would end up hanging out with a lot on Koh Chang. At one point while we were still in Cambodia, we were waiting for some road construction to clear and then there was a huge explosion about 100 meters up the road and around the corner. They were blasting some hillside away and we could see the debris fly. Then about an hour later we were stuck in this freshly blasted area and a good ole thunderstorm came through. All in all, the bus trip had a bit of everything.... One for the memories.
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