We got away at 8:30am after bike cleaning and maintenance. Again we were in a variety of roads, sealed and unsealed. 16km later we were at the first temple. Instead of talking about the temple, the guide decided to tell us a long story about the spirits who operate when people get sick or have an accident; we had come across a large crowd, one person was carrying a banana tree which is supposed to represent life. Another long story followed about the three stages...

25 (32) degC 100% humidity, thunderstorms and rain predicted for most of the day The usual morning routine. We were on the bikes and rolling by 8:30am. After one water stop we had mornos and it was then another 35km to lunch. We took some pretty interesting back roads, with not much bitumen and a lot of dirt, most of which was hard packed sand, dotted with HUGE potholes, all filled with water form yesterday's rain. And of course, the potholes were not just on one...

27degC 97% humidity, rain all day Awake at the usual time of 6am. No packing up required today so we had a leisurely breakfast, made to order. Had breakfast with three of the new people - Mike (Kiwi/Pom), Dave and son James (UK). We also knew Brian and Sue would be joining us from another hotel, so that made five new peeps. We were supposed to leave at 8pm, but the sixth person was not at the agreed meeting point at the correct time. That made Sue and Brian late,...

26 degC 100% humidity to 30 degC 79% humidity, although it felt okay. Up at 6am for breakfast at 6:30am. We had a change in timings today - had to be in the lobby for a 7:45am pick up to take us to the boat for the ride to Siem Reap. We were all ready and waiting and got to the boat "station" just before 8am for an 8:02am departure. The boat was nothing to write home about but it floated and we hooned along nicely. We travelled along the Sangker River and stopped...