We slept in a thatched hut with a porch, and in the hut were beds with mosquito nets, which we had to tuck in to keep scorpions out [err... well, the boys tucked me and kay into our bed]
Our hut:
Each night a town villager came and spoke to us. A grandmother told us about the Pol Pot regime and treatment of women and the town schoolmaster came and told us about the education system.
The journey began from Phenom Penh, where we boarded a small van, then a bus and when that broke- a tuktuk we hired.
The family we stayed with had two children, Raa and Naa. They were cute but feisty. They [and their amazing mother Keh-ang] took us around the town and translated while we talked to local people:
We walked thru rice fields. The green reminded me of Japan in the summertime.
At night we had the speakers. So incredible to hear their stories by lantern light with the AMAZING [seriously, some of the best food I have had in my life] food KeAng made.
There were big surprises in the outdoor bathroom toilet. We learned not to leave the lid up quite quickly.
The second day we biked 25 km! It was tough at points but so fun and we learned a bunch.
This temple shows an average monk meal. The monk eats, then the older people in town all the way down the line to the children.
Some more temples:
We visited a nearby rubber tree plantation. The white stuff oozes from the tree and is collected and then hardens into rubber. Wild.
Truly a magnificent time was had, scorpions and all... and I couldn't have had better company...
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