Hi everyone
Sorry for the gap in postings! The internet has been down a lot recently and we've been away. We travelled 12 hrs over 2 days to reach the SE coast,not too far from the Vietnam border. We had 4 days public holiday to celebrate the king's birthday and stayed at the Verandah Resort, high on a hillside surrounded by blossom and tropical foliage and overlooking the Gulf of Thailand.It was worth the hot and bumpy treck - quiet, clean and undeveloped, but with a very distinctive feel.The area was used by the French in colonial times for rest and recreation.Magnificent villas built in the 19th century with flat roofs and straight lines survive as bombed out ruins, destroyed by the Khmer Rouge army in the 70's as they wiped out any vestige of colonialism. In typical Cambodian style some of these are now occupied and even have electricity! The scene helped us to appreciate the reality of Cambodia's recent history.
The province is famous for sea food and in particular crab and shrimp, cooked with Kampot pepper and chilli - the best seafood we've had and the cheapest! All served in wooden shacks overlooking the sea. One day we took a half hour boat trip to Rabbit Island and spent a few hours swimming off a lovely beach. Cambodia is really a small place - we met 4 other VSOs staying in the same hotel, 2 of whom we'd emailed from the UK as they were our age and the husband was an accompanying partner like Geoff.
It was back to Samraong for a few days and then another break for our 1st guests, Laura and Alberto. We'll keep their brave venture for next time! Geoff starts teaching English at my organisation next week, I carry on meeting people and attending meetings and wondering how on earth I'm going to help make even the smallest of changes!
Geoff's home July 2nd - 16th primarily to see his Mum.
Lots of love from us both
Geoff and Carol xx
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Sounds great! How difficult is it dealing with mozzies? In Africa, they tend only to come out at night which means that nets are very effective but I hear that the south east Asian ones, bless 'em, are out all day, too.
ReplyDeleteWhen Geoff is back in the country, would he like to stay with us the night before he goes to Heathrow?
C&M