So yes you all guessed right - I took the long scenic route down the smaller orange dirt pot holed roads! I had a blast!!!!!!! I am so hooked not only to tour cycling but to off road cycling that I am contemplating buying a new mountain bike when I get home - that would make 3 bikes... is that excessive?
The ride was stunning and the adrenalin was going as I was flying down the paths dust everywhere with a lot of stops to take some snap shots of the scenery.
Cambodia is a strange place to cycle in as it is incredibly flat but there are not many alternative routes to get from point A to B meaning that a lot of the time you are on the main highway - and since it is one straight road it is not that interesting.
As part of the scenic route we stopped at some caves and were taken around by some kids who all spoke at once trying to point out the animal looking rocks through out the caves. I was more excited by the limestone faces of these mountains that appeared from no where out of the Cambodian countryside! I miss the mountains...
The road into Kampot was long straight and hot. Lucky the guide, Will and I knocked it off then waited for the rest of the group while downing sugarcane juice and eating fried bananas.
We arrived at the next guest house positioned right on the river called the Mango Tree only in French to find an absolutely stunning resort with bamboo bungalows - into the river we all went still in the Lycra - thankful for to have our hot and tired bodies fully submerged.
We ate in a beautiful hut over the river and then retired to the bar where we found out that the bar tender had left the boat driver in charge who had no idea how to make drinks - so Sara started pouring ours - CLASSIC
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