Day 374 – 375 Sinkville

We all awoke pretty early once again and began our adventure to the unknown. Travelling across Cambodia our destination was a luxury beach resort. I know it’s only been a week in Asia but in the intense heat the one thing everyone needed was a beach to relax in, sip cocktails, get a massage and ball some ball games.

We arrived to Sihanoukville ready for some fun times. All sounds fantastic but of course the two things Asia offer is Sun and Rain. We got rain and lots and lots of it. Of course we weren’t going to let this ruin our enjoyment of the place. We decided to take the opportunity to take a quick nap then got ready for a night of $0.50 beer. Sounds like a good plan doesn’t it. We decided we would introduce a card game to the group. The game was Kings Cup. Not to go into a lot of detail but a lot of beer was drunk and good times were had least for those who remembered the night. We got to drink on the beach and the rain didn’t dampen our spirits.

The next day was pretty much a chill and relax day. Catching up on your reading, internet (Slowest connections ever in many places so be patient if blog isn’t always up so quickly) or just not being on a bus. The hotel we were in was pretty cool. Bar with pool table and some Geese outside front (Bit random but cool). The night ended with dinner as always. It was top class once again.

This marks the end of our stay in Cambodia and so far it’s been an excellent trip. It’s been very much a culture shock. Australia has a very large Asian community but being here it’s completely different. The Streets over here are absolutely crazy. They don’t drive on the left side of the road or the right they drive anywhere and wherever they like. It’s insane to see and can make it quiet difficult to cross. Everyone drive a motor bike. They are smaller and cheaper so best option for Asians. They allow quick access through traffic. Designed for one person but over here a whole family hops on. Yesterday we spotted a family of 6 on you. I kid you not. Motorbikes often pull a trailer behind them crammed with people, its a taxi to next town. It needs to be viewed to be understood.

The people live such different lives to what we are used to. What really struck me is the poorest of the poor. Anytime I would watch TV and see people in the slums before I would ponder

• How sad it was for them?
• How they must feel so sorry for themselves?
  

But having seen and meet with some of them I see that a lot of them are so much happier then any people I have ever seen. They don’t need material goods to make them feel good. They run and play around in streets with the broadest smiles one. It’s beautiful to see. The kids of the Kingdom of Cambodia provide a valuable lesson to us all and that’s appreciating the simple things. Once we have shelter and bread on the table that’s the main thing. The brain is always thinking on the road so it’s good to learn and change some views on life.

Asia has exceeded all our expectations and let it continue. Vietnam here we come.

Conor