KEP, KAMPOT and LAZY BEACH

rhaani takes some time to consider lifes bigger questions

WHERE: KEP, KAMPOT, and LAZY BEACH (a small village, a small town and a secluded beach resort)

WHERE (less detailed): South Cambodia
WEATHER IS: still that “frick me its hot” hot, hiding from the sun and hiring scooters to create cooling breeze are the order of the day.

watch out for the shrimp

DAYS: 150-160
PEOPLE ARE: the people of Kampot are angry at Rhaani, who within the first two minutes of getting on her rented scooter she tries to drive it through a shop window. Unable to find the brakes Rhaani takes evasive action and leaps off the bike. Amazingly this works and no real damage was suffered, apart from a cut on Rhaani’s leg.

sometimes you just have to get away from it all

FOOD IS: very good and not so good. A trip to Kep harbor finds us tucking into 15 giant prawns purchased for the princely sum of £4. That night Paul single-handedly attempts to redecorate our bathroom, a task he sticks with until 4am… at first we think it can’t have been the prawns since Rhaani had them too until we remember Paul had 12 while Rhaani ate three… the next day we shun the local bus to Kampot and take a taxi in case of any emergency stops …. our hotel in Kampot boasts the best Pizza in town … annoyingly they also have a ‘kitchen closed on Mondays’ policy so Paul has to venture away from the bathroom…. On Lazy beach very good and very fair, for the only show in town they don’t jack up the prices too much and the food (especially the Pad Thai) was very good.

and relax

HIGHLIGHTS/LOWLIGHTS: without a doubt the Lazy Beach experience. We booked ourselves in for five days and thought we’d be bored after two nights, in the end we could have stayed there for another week…Rhaani’s headphones are savaged by a nocturnal guest in the room….Paul discovers a back to basics Prison Yard style gym overlooking the beach… Rhaani discovers a big inflatable turtle floaty… Rhaani discovers she’s a natural at chess…for once Paul fails to sleep through the night, the source of this unrest? A pair of rutting mice who had managed to burrow into our mattress … Rhaani shifts to the other bed in the room while Paul attacks the rat bed with a broom…Rhaani remains awake the rest of the night watching the mosquito net around our bed twitch, Paul returns to his slumber…the next day we move rooms…. It’s a tribute the whole experience that we still really enjoyed the time there and laughed off the mice/rats experience….

home on the range

UP NEXT: SIEM REAP and the ANGKOR WAT temples.