Wednesday, December 27, 2006
24 December, 2006
We waited and waited for the GST bus company to pick us up from our hotel but nobody came. We took a tuk-tuk to the station so that we would not miss the bus and nobody showed a sign of concern. They were never going to pick us up in the first place and it was actually pathetic. Anyway, we got on the dirty, local bus and they had to move everyone around to create more space for us and a couple of others. It all started off rosy and then it just got worse. The TV came on blaring with some Cambodian comedian show and right next to us we had a naughty little boy who would not stop crying and performing. Besides that it was all fine. We reached Sihanoukville at 11.15 (4 hours later) as promised and we hopped onto two motorbikes. They took us to a hotel right across the road from the main beach and it was clean and big for just $12. We tried to actually book some kind of accommodation from Phnom Penh but all was full so we were a bit worried before arriving. I guess someone up there was looking after us. We were checked in and settled and on the beach by 11h30. It was bliss, sitting on the beach the entire day having food, massages, drinks, shopping, whatever you want brought to you on the beach bed. The only time you have to move is to turn around during the massage and go to the loo. Heaven, especially when you are getting fed fresh pineapple and mangoes. The water is superb, so warm and still, and the weather isn’t too hot (just perfect – and no humidity). I had three ladies massaging me all at the same time. We went for a stroll along the beach and had dinner a bit further on with the water breaking a few meters away from our feet. Back to King prawns- guzzle guzzle- yeh! We ended off our incredible day with chocolate brownies. This is definitely the best spot in the world!
We waited and waited for the GST bus company to pick us up from our hotel but nobody came. We took a tuk-tuk to the station so that we would not miss the bus and nobody showed a sign of concern. They were never going to pick us up in the first place and it was actually pathetic. Anyway, we got on the dirty, local bus and they had to move everyone around to create more space for us and a couple of others. It all started off rosy and then it just got worse. The TV came on blaring with some Cambodian comedian show and right next to us we had a naughty little boy who would not stop crying and performing. Besides that it was all fine. We reached Sihanoukville at 11.15 (4 hours later) as promised and we hopped onto two motorbikes. They took us to a hotel right across the road from the main beach and it was clean and big for just $12. We tried to actually book some kind of accommodation from Phnom Penh but all was full so we were a bit worried before arriving. I guess someone up there was looking after us. We were checked in and settled and on the beach by 11h30. It was bliss, sitting on the beach the entire day having food, massages, drinks, shopping, whatever you want brought to you on the beach bed. The only time you have to move is to turn around during the massage and go to the loo. Heaven, especially when you are getting fed fresh pineapple and mangoes. The water is superb, so warm and still, and the weather isn’t too hot (just perfect – and no humidity). I had three ladies massaging me all at the same time. We went for a stroll along the beach and had dinner a bit further on with the water breaking a few meters away from our feet. Back to King prawns- guzzle guzzle- yeh! We ended off our incredible day with chocolate brownies. This is definitely the best spot in the world!
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