24 degC 87% humidity A very restless night for both of us. We were picked up at 7:40am and travelled for two hours before starting the ride. About half way we stopped at Pichnil to pay our respects and ask for good luck for the rest of the ride. When we eventually stopped to ride, Greg decided he was better enough to ride, however Wendy stayed in the van. We both hope she only has a 24hr thing. Yesterday Bob had all sorts of troubles with his bike but managed to ...

27 degC 95% humidity It rained early this morning so it is very nice and steamy. Greg had a very restless night coughing and spluttering, his fourth day of not feeling too flash, and subsequently did not ride with us today. A 7:30am start to be bused out of Phnom Penh to avoid the traffic. Two hours later we stopped, unpacked the bikes and put them together and off we went. 16km later we stopped for mornos on the side of the road and made ourselves comfortable in...

Not quite as humid this morning according to the weather app, however the 27 degC feels like 32. No cycling again today, probably due to the mayhem and chaos that is traffic here in Phnom Penh. We met in the lobby at 8am and were bused to the Royal Palace where the most interesting building was the Silver Pagoda. The floor of the pagoda is tiled with 5329 silver tiles, most of which were covers with carpet but you could see them on the sides and hear that they we...

We were up at 5:30am this morning for a 7am start. Breakfast was brought forward to 6:15 so we could be ready for 7am. We left the hotel at 7:05am which was not too bad for 13 people to get organized, probably the first time in ages we've all been on time. It took us 20 minutes to get to the port area and we were soon on the fast boat, and sailing by 7:35am. This boat is a lot flashier than the last one; it has soft, front facing seats, aircon, and was not too cr...

We got away at 8:30am after bike cleaning and maintenance. Again we were in a variety of roads, sealed and unsealed. 16km later we were at the first temple. Instead of talking about the temple, the guide decided to tell us a long story about the spirits who operate when people get sick or have an accident; we had come across a large crowd, one person was carrying a banana tree which is supposed to represent life. Another long story followed about the three stages...