10. Heading west again

Since last week time has gone by quite quickly. The first couple of days were just full of washing up and getting things ready for our departure. We were so fed up with not moving that we decided to head to Battambang one day before the established date. It turns out it was a great choice, as the hotel there was quite luxurious (especially if we compare it with our previous standards) and it even had a pool!!

So on Thursday we had a sunny morning bathing in the pool, after which we felt like a million bucks. On the afternoon we visited the Buddhist University to try to make an agreement with them for the project. We were received by around 30 monks in their orange robes and a heavy thunderstorm with heavy rain. It was quite a strange meeting, where they asked for much but didn't offer in return, but it was interesting and at the same time surrealist to be there.

On Friday we headed out of the country through Pailin, with a beautiful road and some nice temples along the way. We had to cross the border walking, and once on the other side pay a taxi to take us to the pier. The sky was desperately cloudy on the boat and it has remained the same way for the last days. I guess it is the rainy season here in Koh Chang. But scenery is incredible, and with hammocks overlooking the ocean sprinkled with a little bit of adventure on a motorbike riding like Brits, the days have gone by all right.


On a couple of days we will be leaving to Bangkok...!