Travel to Phnom Penh

Today we moved house! We left Siem Reap to travel by fast boat to Phnom Penh. As per traditional Cambodian time, the boat left a little late - about an hour. 

We passed through the great inland lake and then along the very swollen river - as it is the end of the wet season.  The lake was a little choppy and we had to slow down in the river section because of the height of the water.  We passed many floating villages and observed the locals going about their daily business - washing, going to the market, fishing and travelling along the river.

We stopped along the way to meet up with one of the more classy river boat cruises.  2 passengers transferred from our boat to the river cruise. By the time we got back underway, they were enjoying their first glass of wine/beer on their cruise ship.

We finally made it into Phnom Penh at about 3.  We enjoyed a quiet afternoon at the hotel before a brief orientation walk around the neighbourhood.