07.03.07
Tonlé Sap, Cambodia
To start the morning off, took a motorcycle ride with my driver, Sou Sok Heng, to the great Tonle Sap lake. As it was the end of the dry season, the lake was 17km away from Siem Reap, however a month or two later, the lake grows from 2700 square km to an amazing 16,000 sq km. The floating village moves throughout the year depending how close their water source is. The boat trip I took was well over-priced from a tourist checkpoint along the main road. The cost was US$20 for 2 hours. Although I’m sure it would have been much cheaper if I wasn’t travelling alone everywhere I go.
Not sure what I was going to encounter, and knowing we’d be going on a bumpy road, I took my old 20D camera out, leaving my 1D back in the guesthouse. The new 24-105L lens continued to excel also, providing a great focal range, as well as macro abilities, as already shown in previous posts.
Looking hungry…
A limbless beggar boy, in a tin cup
On the way to school
After some slight disappointment on this trip, Sou Sok gave me the keys to his motorcycle to ride the bumpy 17km back to Siem Reap. Now that was some fun, zipping left and right to avoid the pot holes, wandering dogs, and speeding buses.
Siem Reap Riverside Guesthouse before I left
Candace said,
August 1, 2007 at 11:03 am
omg sounds cheesey but it all sounds like a cool as adventure! !
Warren Williams said,
August 2, 2007 at 4:13 am
Yeah, I’ll turn it into a B-grade movie one day 😛