Coaster's Sihanoukville

... late start to the day--lazy beach mentality has already overtaken us. After breakfast, we walked down to Ochheuteal Beach where we hijacked two lounge chairs and set up shop for the day. The waterfront is lined with thatched-roof huts selling cheap liquor and food, so no problem staying hydrated and fed. The beach itself was really narrow, especially when the tide was in. But the sand ...

... it was so sad. He tried to ask for money but I hate giving kids money so I offered him some food and let him choose whatever fruit he wanted from one of the beach girls. The kids face was something I will never forget. He nervously took this enormous bag of watermelon from the girl and ran off and hid behind a sun lounger and devoured the bag in seconds. So adorable but so heartbreaking. <br><br>Once again bumped ...

12th - 17th May 2009: Got the bus to Sihanoukville today which is a beach resort on the South West coast of Cambodia. The bus was again pretty ****. WE stopped after about 2 hrs for breakfast and for the next hour on the bus there seemed to be a fairy disgusting smell coming from in front of me. Eventually it became clear that I had stepped in dog **** when visiting the toilet. I couldn't really do anything about it so had to discretely put my shoe in a bag ...

The ride from Kampot to Sihanoukeville was short, under 2 hours. We found a hotel right across the street from the beach with ac and hot water for $11 per night. There is also an internet café and restaurant attached which is a nice bonus. After traveling for a month we were ready for some time to relax at the beach. We got on our bathing suits and headed out towards the beach. The beach itself looks a lot like the beaches in North Carolina ...

... as we were spending well over budget on our bungalow. We found a place quickly moved over then got right back to improving our tans! We did eventually succumb to the hawkers and got a massage for 3$ which lasted well over half an hour. On Sunday our last day we booked a boat trip round the islands snorkelling and fishing. When I woke however i found out Sam had come down with a bug and had been throwing up and all sorts all night ...

I decided that I would explore some other island in Cambodia, I paid $15 to go for a day trip to Bamboo Island. The day started by us being taken to the beach where we had breakfast, this consisted of hard crusty bread with jam and orange juice. We then got in a long tail boat and off we went. The sea was relatively calm so it was a nice day out. We stopped at a secluded spot and was allowed to go snorkelling in the sea. Afterwards we made our way to Bamboo Island. <br><br>The ...

... arrived.<br><br>Formalities at the border took far longer than we expected. We had to make the 8:00am boat to Sihanoukville otherwise we would be stuck in the seedy border town of Ko Kong which thrives on smuggling, gambling and prostitution, some of which is conducted in bars where emaciated caged bears are kept for the titillation of customers, so we were told. But the number of forms we had to fill out and the number of lines we had to join soon made catching the boat seem like a ...