Wish you were here?

Recently, when Michael and Laura came over for a holiday, we went for a few days to Sihanoukville.
This place is a long way from Stung Treng which is probably why we had been in Country 18 months before we went for this, the first time.

I'm quoting mainly from the guide book here:

Named in honour of the then - king, Sihanoukville was hacked out of the jungle in the late 1950's to create Cambodia's first and only deep - water port, strategically vital because it meant that the countries international trade no longer had to pass through Vietnam's Mekong Delta. During the 1960's the city experienced a tourism miniboom.
The main attractions here, in addition to the islands, are the beaches ringing the headland. On weekday's it is possible to have stretches of casuarina and coconut - palm - shaded sand to yourself.

After Michael and Laura had left we decided to stay on a couple of more days to treat ourselves with some money our good friends Pauline, Graham and Sarah had given to us.

In the morning we decided to explore the beaches:

 

Chris forgot his hat and had to shelter under a towel

 

 

It was very hot but the beaches were spectacular. The above picture was taken on Occheuteal Beach along from where we were staying near Serendipity Beach. I remeber the morning as being very hot and you would soon burn without sunscreen on .

Our idea was to carry on walking along the beach to its southern end ( the fishing village here was recently removed by the government) and to carry on up and over the small headland to arrive at Otres Beach.

 





Getting closer to Otres Beach.

 

 

By now we were getting hot and bothered , there wasn't any sign of a cafe or bar to rest in the shade and have a cool drink. Then when we got to Otres Beach - Bingo! we found somewhere:

 

 

 

 

I think this beach bar is called Indigo at Otres - only been opened a few months, it was idyllic.

 After being in Stung Treng town for 18 months we could'nt get over what it was like to sit in comfort on the beach gazing out to sea. We felt a bit guilty- we are Volunteer's meant to be roughing it.

 

 

 

The view from our seats in the bar.

 

Apparently small beach shack type accomodation is available for 15$ a night.

 

We spent an hour or so sitting, well  aware that this was the last beach/ sea for a few months.

 

Wish you were there now ?