After leaving the capital early this morning we have arrived at the southern coastal town of Sihanoukville bus only took 5 hours with only a few hair raising moments with local traffic. All part of the experience I guess.
Unfortunately we seemed to have hit a monsoon today, as it has not stopped raining since we awoke in the capital. As you can imagen the beach isn't the best place to be in the rain. The waves were choppy but we still ventured in to take a wave battering from the sea.
Along with the rain, our journey from the bus station to our beach resulted in us being dropped off at the wrong place. With no hostel and reluctant to get another tuk tuk we picked a local dorm near to where we dropped off. It's a shame as we had decided to stay on Otres beach, which is the nicer of those on offer. Still our accommodation was cheap and only a short walk to the bars and restaurants on the beach front.
In the evening the rain stopped so we had dinner and drinks on the beach as we watched locals and tourists set off fireworks and lanterns into the sea and nights sky.
The next day, not being deterred by yesterday's failure to get to the beach, we rented bikes and cycled a few miles down the road to Otres beach. After getting lost and doing a complete circle in the mangrove swamps we managed to find the beach. Here it is less crowded with no fireworks and hardly any people trying to flog sun glasses and braclets. The sun showed it's face in between showers so it made the day worthwhile as we enjoyed a few beers in the sun.
The evening consisted of dinner and drinks on the beach as we packed to head off to our third destination in 5 days.
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