2014-12-09-Day20: Heading to Kep

Today we did some brief site seeing in Phnom Penh after breakfast, then hopped in our hired van for a 4hr drive to Kep on Cambodian coast.

The hotel we checked into is wonderful. Its a complex of buildings spread out over a hillside, with views of the ocean, two pools, a treefort-like restaurant, and stone-walled pathways connecting it all giving the kids loads to explore.

We checked in, had a swim, then dinner, then off to bed.

Alisa and kids enjoying one of the pools

Sunset view from the hotel restaurant

2014-12-08-Day19: Phnom Penh

Did some exploration of the city today, touring the Royal Palace, lunch at the Foreign Correspondent's Club, and then hung out at the pool a bit in the afternoon. Tomorrow we head to Kep, and the beach!

Matthew in front of a dragon(?) statue

A monkey that was roaming at the royal palace. I'm not sure why he had a length of chain around his neck.

Alisa and I at the Royal Palace.

 

Tom hamming it up in front of the palace.

 

Our progress so far

2014-12-07-Day18: Angkor Wat Half-Marathon

The 17km ride yesterday was the warmup, today was the main event I'd been training for for some time now.

I had a goal of sub-2hrs, and a stretch goal of 1:45. Waiting for official results to come in, but I think it was somewhere around 1:52 give or take a minute, so right in the middle. Given an injured foot that's been plaguing me for a few weeks, I'll take it.

In the afternoon, we had a hired car drive us to Phnom Penh. It was a harrowing 6hr drive, with much of it unpaved, pothole and dust ridden! I think Alisa was ready for a  nervous breakdown.

6:10am starting line

8:00am finish 

 

Dusty, bumpy drive to Phnom Penh

Sunset as viewed out the car window on the same drive