I am making the most of my last visit to Kampot.

Tuesday (During my lunch 3 hours)- Today I went onto Fish Island (officially it is called something else but I can't at the moment remember what) When Jan and Chas were here they went and explored the island and later said they didn't think they went far enough. So I went to the end of the concrete road, onto the wide unmade road, followed it until it came to the hills and went on twisting my way through the hills on a road that was one car width wide. As we came (Trevor and I) through the hills we were in a world of water - mangrove lagoons on either side. Up till the hills it had been salt fields.

The road forked and I chose the right hand one as it led to a small hill and I had been told of a hill that you can climb and see the sea. The road became a path that was more hole than flat but we made it. I parked by the hill and walked around it - by the sea and listened to the sounds of the sea lapping against the shore - peace perfect peace - to see 3 Lexus cars and a large family having a picnic!!

I obviously went back the way they had come!! It was just as beautiful but easier on both myself and Trevor. I still think it was a difficult journey for a car - I hope none of them were car sick.

The Pagoda as you leave the Island is one of the prettiest that I have seen.

Wednesday- Today I had to return to Kep just to say goodbye and thank you for having me!! The return journey was typical of a Moto ride in Cambodia:

1. The detour around the road builders - there isn't one so find it yourself. I chose the part of the road that hadn't been started yet - just dirt. Up on to newly laid foundation stuff - between two steamrollers that were flattening the newly laid foundation stuff (what is it called?) and on to newly laid tarmac that was being washed. I am sure it wasn't that dirty but the lovely man cooled me down as well. I made it onto the road and off we went.

2. The van that is coming the other way, decides he has to turn left, cuts right in front of you, then backs on to your side of the road and drives back the way he came. This has happened so often I now expect it if someone just cuts me up.

3. The drying rice - it is harvest time and the rice has to dry. In Cambodia they are lucky the sun does it for them but to speed things up tarpaulins are laid on the tarmac (gets nice and warm under the sun) and then the rice is put on them. Every night they just lift them and take them inside.

4. Water buffalo- an enormous herd of water buffalo just wandered across the road - must have been at least 30.

5. Tourists - I am sorry but some should not be allowed on a scooter - especially the British (at least I assume they were Brits as they were on the left hand side of the road!!) I now feel I have to amend this and take myself to task - Cambodians on Motos, in tuk tuks, driving cars and lorries are so common that they didn't even get a mention on the list (all but the lorry were seen today!!) The poor tourist was imediately in the wrong - I am sorry they should be allowed on a scooter as I am allowed on a Moto.

6. Wedding or funeral - not sure which because it was white and could have been either but it still took up my half of the road.

Today I saw no cows - at least none on the road. Several dogs were seen but they were all experienced and did their green cross code before crossing. The lights were green - not that it matters on that particular junction no-one can work out what they mean, so everyone goes with caution!!

Thursday- (no work so I am taking the day off)

This morning I went looking for a dam and the lake beside it - I found the dam but could not see the lake. However I did see a sign - Thmor Tada Sach-Chaing Waterfall 2700m thataway. So thataway I went. The road was red, unmade but in good condition so Trevor was happy until we started to climb - in Cambodia roads on hills tend to become rough - this one did but still better than some I have been on. I arrived at the entrance to the resort, paid my 2$ (as a foreigner) and then the road became rough, steep and twisty!! However we arrived at the resort , in Cambodia that means a row of thatched platforms with hammocks.

Trevor could go no further, so I left him in the shade of a tree and started up the steps. It was a steep climb but as usual worth it because at the top there was a lovely waterfall- I just wish I had brought my swimming costume with me as you could shower under the fall but I had left it with Trevor.

I arrived back at the bottom and collected my costume as I knew that the thatched platforms would be here for a purpose and it wasn’t for the waterfall as it was 1000m up the hill. (Very few Khmer would do that climb) So I went looking and there it was another waterfall but this time with a swimming pool. It was lovely, deep, cold and empty. I was in it for at least half an hour and for most of that time I had it to myself.

Going down was fun as we didn’t go down the bit at the top that was steep, rough and twisty going up - they had kindly taken out the twisty bits. The down road was just that straight down - still rough and steep. Trevor was steady and true and he successfully got me to the bottom. What a great morning.