Blog day 4 – Kampong Chnang – ….Pursat
Today we had an exciting day laid out ahead of us, we had some biking, some bamboo train riding and some more biking. Today’s biking started on a short stretch on the main road but we came onto the gravel road fairly soon. It is always so good to hit the gravel roads as they are less busy, more scenic and much safer. The bamboo train runs from a small place Called Phom Ta som and when Fredrik ordered the train thjey said it would come for 11, then they said two small bamboo trains would arrive at 10, then they said there was two other trains coming before the bamboo train so we had to...
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Blood, sweat and… well, two out of three ain’t bad. Today stared well as we had some bananas to go with breakfast. That may well have been the high point, as today was the day that my left knee woke up and realised what I’ve been up to for the last couple of days. In response it embarked upon a steady protest of declining function to the low point at which I could start indulging dramatic fantasies of never walking without a stick again (there’s quite a lot of time for your mind to wander when on a bike). I’d like to attribute this to an old recurrent injury from my rugby...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 2 From Takeo to Kampong Speu
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...
Read MoreDay 1 – From Kep to Takeo
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...
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