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Hi, all be very grateful that you are not surrounded by about a metre of brown, sewage laden water, but we are ok, as it has not come in here.
However, you may think us foolish, but in the need to escape we have walked for a few miles through it as we are suffering from cabin fever and at times the need to eat. Jen and Ric have been amazing walking both ways from their accommodation here and back, in the light and dark on some days. Yesterday we were able to hire a truck to take us to meet a tuk tuk and then we were able to out and visit four temples, that was a very pleasant change and good to have something to do. Then the truck came to collect us from the tuk and take us to a shop. We were able to visit four temples, but my favourites are out of bounds because of the floods. Five of us in a tuk was rather an overload, so it was slow between them. Before the rains started again in the afternoon we got burnt.
Today has been 12 hrs so far of torrential rain, the truck took us into town this morning where we met J and R and then had our big feast before returning in it. The afternoon has been whiled away playing cards and now they are on their very wet home. We do not know what to do next as it is so difficult to travel away from Siem Reap due to the floods, although Phnom Penh is OK most of the way is flooded.
The deaths in Cambodia have reached 100, Thailand is higher and goodness knows what is happening in Vietnam. The typhoon hitting the Phillipines is bound to affect all of us. I thought the internet was amazing, but finding out about these countries in nigh impossible. Nobody likes to say that you are unable to do something in their country.
The locals are so resilient, they continue as if nothing has happened, even though they have probably lost their livelihood and all or part of their home. Through the days of Pchum Ben there has been a constant stream of people soaked from head to foot walking to the pagoda to take their food for the monks and ake their peace with their descendents. The kids are still swimming and playing in it!
This computer stopped working this morning, but fortunately Ric was able to repair the problem in a very secs, so has saved us from another very serious problem, as none of us can or want to manage without it!
I would love to know what is happening in our villages and how they are coping, but if we can get out there next week all will be revealed and I'm sure it won't be good.
I think we are coping with hysterical laughter, but we have to remember how lucky we are, wherever we go we are treading on frogs of all shapes and sizes which are trying to escape the water! However, when it is still and quiet all you can hear is their very load croaking.
Think about the loal people who have nothing we are fine, but it is not an experience I would wish to experience too often. People are saying it is the worst they have experienced in 10 yrs, other say ever, so who knows.
Enjoy your Indian summer, we'd gladly let you have some of this water, but I'm certainly enjoying the cooler temps, albeit they are still in the high 20's with max humidity.
Pchum Ben finishes tomorrow, so whether it will affect the appearance of town or not I don't know, but it is so deserted and no tourists about - the first plane out I suspect.
Hope all this makes sense, take care, love to all, J
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