Day 8 - I know I said yesterday was my last blog but it was decided that as well as doing a tour this afternoon of Angkor Wat temple, another must do trip was visit Angkor Wat when the sunrises. So up we get up at 0430, well those of us that could actually make it out of bed. 12 accounted for 7 MIA which is appropriate for this region. Along with the masses and winging our way on a Tuk Tuk to the temple, the non MIA's get out in the dark and make our way by torc...

Well it was the last day today so expectations were high and everyone was looking forward to reaching the finish line. Another 07.30 start and on the bus for a 2 hours to our bikes but not before stopping at a place called Spean Preah Toeus to look at a bridge that was built in 1181 and has stood the test of time, very impressive. While we were there a wedding party arrived, bride, groom, bridesmaids and ushers hoping to have a lovely photo session on a landma...

Day 6 - the penultimate day of cycling on this challenge. It starts with leaving the hotel at 0700 and due to the considerable numb bum situation yesterday they have changed the coach to a 45 sweater coach which is far superior and more pleasant on the derrière. A 3 hour journey further into Cambodia will get us to our destination but not before stopping at Skun or also affectionately known as Spiderville. Why Spiderville, i will give you one guess, yep, the spe...

Day 5, not as exciting as the other days because pretty much all of today is travelling, but here goes. Down for breakfast at 0630 for leaving at 0700. It's our last few hours in Vietnam which I have to say has been good to us. We get on the bus for a 5 minute trip down to the river, say our goodbye's to the excellent Vietnamese team made up of Cho and Phat who have been absolutely brilliant throughout our stay and then on the boat for our journey to Cambodia. L...

So our last day of cycling in Vietnam ends today and we are tasked with doing 80Km by lunchtime. We start of by cycling alongside the river which nobody seems to get bored with as what is very apparent is that the waterways are the mainstay of transportation for what is very much a cottage industry in this country from flowers, to fruit, to rice, vegetables and today the section of the river we went down was where they were making bricks. Incredibly fascinating s...