Tuesday 9th Feb
By the time we got back to the guesthouse after the trip to Ream National Park Elliott had recovered and was disappointed he had missed the trip. So that evening we booked a further trip with the same company to three islands and a day of snorkeling for $12 each.
The snorkeling trip was excellent, from 8am to 4pm we spent the day exploring some of the remote islands aound the coast of Sihanouk Ville, including Bamboo & Tekeay island, which have some basic accommodation. Other islands were completely uninhabited and there we just snorkeled, the visibility wasn’t great but we did see plenty of coral and fish.
We also met a really friendly Spanish guy, Juan Jose, who we got to know quite well having spent the entire day with him.
Tekeay island is probably one to avoid, although absolutely stunning the island is used as a base for the police and was a little unnerving when they demanded a $1 for just being there! I’d imagine as more tourists go to the island the bribes might get higher! While we were on Tekeay we swam in a natural pool that was really warm, it didn’t smell of sulphur so we couldn’t quite work out where the hot springs were coming from?
The highlight was the BBQ on the beach!
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