The Kids

The Kids
Southern Laos....

Sunday 3 April 2011

3,340km and counting.......(not that we are bragging)

We chalked up our 3,000th kilometre about a week ago, riding around Angkor Wat and have since added a few to the odometer, bringing us to 3,340km.

Are we proud? Yes.
Are we bragging? Absolutely.
Do we have buns of steel? Clearly.


Truth be told it is fairly easy to chalk up the distance in Cambodia as it is FLAT AS A PANCAKE. There isn't even a ripple in the landscape - Suffolk is like the Himalayas in comparison. It's not really the most interesting cycling either, as it is the end of the dry season so the fields are brown and parched. But we still pass through enough friendly villages where we get cheered on our way to enjoy it. Today, for example, we stopped for some sugar cane juice at a roadside stall, and a few minutes later a woman who spoke English rode up on a motorbike. She lives in Boston but is back visiting her family; half an hour later we were ensconced in her back yard eating mangos freshly picked from the tree.

We are now in Cambodia's second biggest city, Battambang, staying in a snazzy(ish) hotel and enjoying our last couple of days before we head for Thailand and brave the rains. We'll keep you posted.

2 comments:

  1. We had a most wonderful time all travelling together marshalled by our excellent tour leader! Cambodia was lovely, our leader found great hotels with swimming pools (much needed after hot dusty sight-seeing) and thankfully a cut above the general PleasantsPedalling level! The temples and King's Palace were stunning, we found delicious food in not always very promising looking restaurants and enjoyed our biking around Angkor Wat. We loved playing with Sam and Meg and admiring their new confidence in the swimming pool, somewhat misplaced in the case of Meggie who is like a fish and CAN swim but only UNDER the water!

    Son-in-law organised expeditions, in one case on motor-bikes, to overhaul mother-in-law's wardrobe and, somewhat to my surprise and pleasure, I came back with some great new outfits.

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  2. PS to previous. Picture needs changing - Sammie's hat has three new badges as my punctured finger pads would testify.

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