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Amazing that I managed to get up in time to cross the border. It's not like it had been a late night, but getting organized for a 5am bus is never easy! And then, I somehow managed. I met up with Maria along the way, a girl I had first met on the beach in Ko Chang. She was planning on catching the same speedboat down to Sihanoukville, so a mini adventure was born.

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Crazy Coffeecat in Cambodia

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2005-12-24 19:08:16

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Amazing that I managed to get up in time to cross the border. It's not like it had been a late night, but getting organized for a 5am bus is never easy! And then, I somehow managed. I met up with Maria along the way, a girl I had first met on the beach in Ko Chang. She was planning on catching the same speedboat down to Sihanoukville, so a mini adventure was born.

Having organized my visa in Bankok, I was slightly annoyed when I had to go back to the border to get another stamp. Officials trying to get more money each step of the way. Regardless, we made it onto the boat-the last 2 people. Now, the guidebook doesn't really give us much of a synopsis of what a Cambodian speedboat is really like, so I'll do my best. It's a submarine. The fresh air was too irresistable, so we opted for sitting on the roof. A couple of chaps were all ready there, so we found a cauliflower to rest our heads on and closed our eyes. The journey was scheduled to take about 5 hours, so it was time to make up for having woken up so

She was so concerned I eat every bite even though missing a few might do me more good!
early. When the few raindrops started to pound on my forehead, it was best to make our way indoors. Oooooohhhh, air conditioning! And then when the door was closed behind me there was a huge suction of air-yep, it really is a submarine!!

Arriving in Sihanoukville was certainly not what I was expecting. This town is very very spread out, and where we docked looked like the middle of nowhere. The expected tuktuk transport was not there, so I approached the motorcycle ride to the hotel with extreme caution. No problems really as Maria was living in Cambodia and said this was the norm. Joe, the experienced traveller originally from London who we had met on the boat didn't seem to bat an eyelid, so just go with the new flow Fiona!! I soon discovered the drivers are all ...