The Beach

Rode along Cambodia's sw coast line from Otres Beach to Kampot. Torrential downpours, consistent headwinds, and saturated sand roads eventually gave way to sunshine, huge paved shoulders and no traffic. Multiple coca colas and coconut cakes also assisted moral.

Stopped to clean the drive trains after the rains let up. Needless to say, when whities hang bikes from trees to fuss with them, kids show up to giggle.

Took a day to explore Kampot. Rented a motorbike and cruised up to Bokor Hill Station, an old French casino/hotel development abandoned to Khmer Rouge forces before it was ever completed. Now it is a neon-orange, lichen covered ghost town.

For dinner, cruised out to the fishing town of Kep, and enjoyed their famous peppercorn crab while the sun set over the Gulf of Thailand.

So long Cambodia. Despite the rocky start, riding single track along the banks of the Mekong has been a trip highlight.