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Bokor, Cambodia
Monday, May 22, 2006

A Return to the Hill

David Murray
2007-03-04 09:49:30

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Bokor hill station, was built by the French. There is an old casino/hotel, a hotel, quite a few French villas and an old Church and a Ranger station, that I stayed in previously. Ever since I came back 6 years ago and told Lucy about this place, she has always wanted to go.

As explained in the previous entry, we grabbed the XR 250 at 07:00 in the morning. Shan had spoken to the guys we were getting our bike from and had organised a bike and rider. Originally, it was going to be Josh the Seppoe, but he never made it down here. Disappointing, yes, but such is life !!! The guys in the bike shop suggested we fill the bikes. Seeing that last time, I came from Sihanoukville, which is 132 K's away, rode to Kampot, went up to the station, stayed overnight, rode around the top, came down and back into Kampot to fill up, you can I kind of guess that I told them to fuck off, and just give me 6 litres. It is only an 80 Klm trip, there and back, and when you hand the bike back, they do keep the petrol. They wanted me to have more, so I kept telling them to fuck off. Shan bought 6 litres for her bike and man, and there were no complaints, what so ever. I think I was right !!! Never doubt the word of Uncle Davros !!!

We took off. Lucy was having a cow as it was a dirt road, and the bike was drifting a little over the ripples. The turn off came, it was different to last time, but the road into the park was the same. At the entrance, there is now a boom gate. Different to the old rope which nearly decapitated us all last time !!! We paid $5.00 each to get in. 5 times more than last. And up we went. Last time, we did this in the dark, and for half of the trip, I had my mate Paul on the back. We were going quite quick for Lucy, so I kept on feeling the knees squeezing and the odd kidney punch !!! I did tell her that she was going to cause an accident, but all she wanted me to do was slow down. A ...