7/18/10 (sihanoukville)
Jon Carr
Sihanoukville - Phnom Penh
We were startled in the middle of the night by some incredibly loud thunder claps at 4am. If you follow the 1 second rule between lightning and thunder, the bolts were right on top of us. The rain continued to fall all morning as we stepped onto our tour bus headed out of town. As soon as we passed the coastal rolling hills, the sun peaked out and we were back to the bright, humid Cambodian weather we had grown accustomed to during our visit.
The bus ride was four hours and we decided to try a different company. This bus company is mostly used by tourists and they had a host that would get on the microphone and point out areas of interest as we traveled back to Phnom Penh. We also got to watch A Beautiful Mind and had limited time with the Cambodian karaoke. I used the time to listen to my Audiobook Writing Down the Bones. The trip went pretty fast and we were back at Paul's restaurant in no time. We met with the security officer and he provided us entry into the building. We are staying in Paul's place this time around because there is still a visitor in the apartment we had stayed in previously. We will be here for the next three days until we return to Bangkok.
After a quick lunch at the Metro, Annie and I returned to Paul's for a much need afternoon nap. We were both very tired from limited sleep the prior night due to the heavy thunderstorm. Travel days always seem to wear us out as well. After the nap we planned out the next few days and what we wanted to do with our remaining time in Phnom Penh. I had an opportunity to call both sets of parents and this was the first time I got a chance to speak with my dad since leaving. It was very nice to catch up.
After a little Skype time, Annie and I ventured out to Cafe Fresco. Neither of us was up for a big dinner after our late lunch and Fresco has a wonderful high end deli case offering quick, healthy meals. After a nice dinner, we were back to Paul's to finish out season three of Dexter. I also got a chance to do some time lapse video from the balcony of downtown Phnom Penh. A pretty tame day but it is always good to take it easy on long travel days. We are also very fortunate to be living the life of luxury in Paul's Cambodian home currently and very appreciative of the opportunity.
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