Saturday, November 24, 2007

Irrawaddy dolphins and getting into Phnom Penh


Marika, Marijn and I had a really nice bike ride, each with our own driver, out to a place on the Mekong where the fesh-water dolphins evidently like to hang out. We saw lots of them, but only briefly each time as they're much more shy than the classic flipper and only surface for a second, this shot being my fairly rubbish best.

The rest of the day was a bit of a trial starting with the bus to Phnom Penh being 2 hours late, but this didn't deter the driver for stopping for a break seemingly every half an hour.
When we finally got to the outskirts of Phnom Penh, we then had to negotiate a deal on a tuk-tuk and then our way into the city as the roads were blocked due to the water festival. Fortunately we befriended a Cambodian who shared and persuaded the driver to soldier on through the crowds all the way to the guesthouse.

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