Day 3 From Kampong Speu to Kampong Chhnang
Today we set off while it was still almost dark & had breakfast by a local market. As dawn broke we cycled along a straight stretch of paved road for the first 14km. We had our first stop by a lake covered with pink lily pads. It was a nice cool morning but the temperature soon heated up. We passed through various villages all of which had a huge number of locals out waving & shouting “hello” to us. On some of our stops we took some photos of the children & they were delighted to see them back on the screen. Some are really shy & back away but most of them love to come...
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Today was another early start at 5am. I thought I might be in pain but wasn’t bad at all as I’d smothered myself in Aloe Heat Lotion which seemed to have done the trick. The ride today was good fun, again a lot of it was on a dirt road which went through lots of villages where we were greeted by many people. It rained a little which was quite nice as it kept us cool. It stayed overcast all day which was probably a good thing as most of the roads weren’t in any shade. I almost had a couple of collisions will fellow riders but luckily managed not to hit the ground. After we completed over...
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We had a very early start today & set off as soon as it was bright. After our group photo & some stretches a lovely stray dog joined us for the first part of the trip along by the sea. As I had never been on a mountain bike & hadn’t cycled at all for over 20 years I was slightly concerned but within a few minutes I realised I needn’t have been & remembered just how much I actually enjoy cycling. It was amazing going through the villages & seeing so many locals out waving & shouting to us. We saw some of the sweetest little children all with big smiles on their...
Read MoreDay 3 Kampong Speu – Kampong Chhnang
(No I’m not making these names up) Darkness. Again. . Out guest house was on one of the main highways through the area and heavy traffic thundered by as we gather outside. We cycled in pitch black about 500 yards along the roadside to meet Ola and Ange who had left earlier to arrange breakfast which we once again ate at the road side. Picture standing on the side of the Hammersmith flyover having a picnic but with more dust. It didn’t take us long to get out of town and on to another dirt road taking us back across country. Much of today proved similar to yesterday so I will save you the...
Read MoreDay Two – Takeo to Kampong Speu
This morning began with the alarm going off and having left it on the other side of the room, me doing my best to kill it with the power of thought. Didn’t work. My feelings last night of looking forward to today were replaced by ‘In the name of Jesus, Mary and the wee donkey why the hell did I sign up for this.’ Shortly after, the group were massed outside the guest house and loading the support bus to take us to the start point for the day where we bought a selection of baguettes, cheese, yoghurts and cereals and had breakfast by the roadside before setting off to cover todays planned...
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