Cambodia: Day 7

Getting our nails done

The next morning the sunrise woke me as it streamed through the wooden blinds. I desperately needed to pee, but the painful thought of moving your body using energy, to have to walk 100m to the toilet and then get back into bed once you’ve jolted your body into awake mode didn’t excite me. To make things worse the toilet was busy for 20 minutes so I sat half asleep on our balcony until it was free. After I relieved my bladder I was able to go back to sleep for 2 hours. Mum’s rustling of pillows and sheets woke me, and we did yoga for the next hour until our tummy’s became ravenous for breakfast.

Loving the colours!

Due to the fantastic choice of fruits at our guest house (banana.) we chose to eat breakfast at the guesthouse we’d been the night before, and had fresh coffee with king coconut, fresh fruits, yogurt and muesli – a general favourite as i’m sure i’ve mentioned before.
We had our nails buffered, scrubbed and painted on the beach by a sweet lady looking for work - $5 for a mani and pedi didn’t sound too bad. With coral pink toenails and sky blue finger nails i paddled in the sea while it was mums turn. Reading our book and simmering in the sun we relaxed into proper holiday mode until we realized the time was flying by and lunch sounded like a good idea. We had fresh BBQ fish, rice, salad and cooked vegetables. It was perfect for filling us up and making us feel great.

Kier Royale

A dip in the sea

I lit another beautiful Cambodian spliff and went on a walk along the beach, having to swim a few metres inbetween to get to the other side as a little river for boats to go through broke the sand into two banks. It felt so lovely to walk along such an untouched beach, with cattle walking close by and villagers houses scattered and spread out along the grass. Pine trees let off a scent of wilderness and the salty sea air whistled around us. I sat and watched tiny crabs tediously roll miniscule bits of sand into tiny balls over and over again, any fast movement causing them to run terrified into their holes. I just wondered what the purpose of these balls were – why so many balls, to camouflage themselves as they ran along the sand? The fact that they were the same colour as the sand already did that didn’t it?
Right now we sit with the breeze in our hair, last night we sipped pastisse and tonight we sip on Kier Royale, blackcurrent syrup in sparkling white wine, yum, i love the beach.



Recipe of the day: Mediterranean style BBQ fish and grilled veg
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food/recipes/recipe/-/13495872/grilled-fish-with-mediterranean-vegetables/