Siem Reap to 4000 Islands
So now being on the road for a month has been really exciting and getting to see some epic stuff we move on to Lao. We board our bus at 6 am and we are the only people on the bus and we are off. As we go on for a few hrs the bus starts filling up one seat at a time and after about 5 hrs every bus seat is full. I am hungover as shit and now with all these people on the bus the ac is not as effective plus the sun is burning me cause the curtain is busted in my seat.. The bus makes its next stop and there is no seats left . Next thing I see is people sitting on rice bags up the entire isle. The smell is just choking me to death and I look at Chris like next stop I'm off this bus i cant stand it any longer. The bus ride to Lao is about 12 hrs and we are about 6 in and the bus stops. We are told to get off this is our stop and we transfer here..I could not get off fast enough. Now where are we exactly?
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| bus stop in Cambodia. |
Hungry from being on the bus for a while and only having water we decide to grab some grub. I am all about eating street food because you do find some really tasty treats roadside. Chris and I walk up to a stall to see what they had to offer and as soon as he get close to the counter about 1000 flies shoot off the food and are buzzing above me. I guess ill have more water and i scooped up some fruit. We are surrounded by about 30 or so kids and adults trying to sell us something and other just looking at us. The little kids touching my arm to feel what my tattoos felt like. It felt like i was in show and tell but, that's the story of my life. We are there for about an hr and a bus pulls up and we are told that this is our ride.. We hop on and there we are on a bus full of other backpackers.. Let the fun begin..
We are on this bus heading to the boarder of Lao and there is a new cast of people we start to chat with . We have Eddie and Deasy to Irish lads we have Danielle a Palestinian girl. 2 Jew kids named Greg and Elon and Chris a German lad and his girl.. See the Jews and the Palestinians can get along :).
Its getting darker and we are told the bus is having "problems" and they want us to stay the night in Pakse in Laos. We tell them that we want to make it to 4000 islands and they agree to get us there. we stop at the boarder of Cambodia and Lao to get our visas. We all get off the bus and sit in this market and have a beer and chat while we all exchange money. The local I'm dealing with is taking his time counting currency and i turn around and the bus is taking off across the boarder. Shit!!! I grab my dough and I'm off running across the boarder. 2 boarder guards with ak47s pointed dead at me start yelling at me as I start sprinting for the bus. I motion that its my bus and they wave me on. I'm running towards the Lao side of the boarder and can see the bus tail lights off in the distance. The bus stops and i hear Chris yell for me like "come on dude were waiting for you" Fuck off man I'm running full speed across this bridge I cant even see. If there was a pothole i would of broken some shit but, lucky for me I made it unscathed. I jump on the bus to some clapping and the boys are taking the piss out on me I give the friendly bird sit down. I'm sweating my ass off and i feel a cold beer on my neck.. Cheers!!
4000 Islands ,Don Det and the legend of longface
Its about 9 pm and we get to the dock to go over to 4000 islands and we are ready to have a few cocktails some smoke and unwind. 4000 islands is a tributary to the Mekong river and is a really stunning place to visit. We were supposed to stay the night and we stayed for 6 days.. That's how it work. You find some little jewel and you don't want to leave. We all get off the sketchy longtail and look foe a room. We all stayed in the same place and at 2.50$ a night its a steal. I go knock on the Irish lads door and we all gather and were off to relax.. 1st stop Adams bar. Adams bar is owned by its namesake Adam. He is a Brit who has been living on Don Det for about 4 yrs and we start up a conversation about life in general we order some happy shakes and grab some ganja all set for the night.
There is a man/kid that was chillin at the bar and he comes over he does not speak much but he is drinking a beer. You can tell by just looking at him that something was not right and Adam said he was shun by his folks on another island and just kind of hangs out but hes harmless. We stay at Adams for a spell and were off to another bar for some of the same same. Every time we stop someplace to eat or drink we turn around and "long face" is there. Like he pop out of nowhere kinda creepy but hey fuck it hes harmless. We sack up for the night..
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| Deasey and Eddie |
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| last in line |
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| myself Eddie and Chris |
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| swimming hole |
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| Deasy with his back turned , Chris Danielle Eddie and myself |
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| silk looms |
The next morning we all head out for breakfast and decide what we are going to do for the day. 1st stop Adams bar for a Shake and some cookies. Adam welcomes us in and we order some goodies about 10 minutes later Adam's old lady comes out with a plate and an oven mitt on with a plate full of fresh cookies. Nom Nom Nom we chow down and finish our shakes and I think that Danielle has no clue what she is in for as she eats 2 cookies and a shake. I remind her that eating ganja and smoking are 2 different things . We decide to rent bikes and check out the island. By the time we all get our bikes Danielle is almost trippin out. The bike ride across Don Det takes about 15 minutes and we pass by all these little shops with ladies weaving silk everything from duvets to scarves really beautiful. I pick up some silk goods and hop back on the bike. We end up all swimming in this little eddie in this cove on the Mekong. It was well worth the hike down to the river. Danielle says she cant go on much longer cause shes dying. Your not dying love your just really high!!. We repeat this for a few days and we decide to move on to Vang Vieng. Lao the next morning. 20 hr bus ride here we come... Valium check!
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