Dathika bungalow, Kep, Day 1

Hello Cambodia! It's time to move on today, and the bus to take us to the ferry is late as per usual in Vietnam. It get's us there in time though, and before we know it, the ferry has taken us back to Ha Tien.
A guy is waiting for us and packs eight of us into a minibus. We drive to a small shop to sort out our visas, and me and amy are first in queue so hand over our money ($37 we are told but the exchange rate she gives means it's more like 40). Then the rest of the bus decide it's a rip off and decided to pay on the border (it is a lot slower and a lot more hassle but costs around $3 less).
We get through quickly and then have to wait for them on the other side before our journey to Kep. It takes around an hour probably to get over the border, then around another hour to get to Kep. As we open the minibus, a swarm of tuk-tuk drivers descends and we end up jumping in the back of one for the 2 mile trip to our hotel. It's a fun and breezy ride.
When we get to the hotel, we check into a room before sitting in the bar with three workers. One, a 46 year old french guy is the main man behind the bar, and the others, a 24 year old cambodian woman and a 44 year old american are a couple. They are good fun, despite the woman being pretty psyhotic at times towards her boyfriend (the american). The chef is away, and Amy is giving a free go at the kitchen which is full of cheese and eggs, so we end up tucking into a cheesey omelette baguette which tastes amazing after hardly eating all day. It's pretty entertaining wathid the staff, and Amy has two puppies and two kittens to play with, so he night goes pretty quickly.
It's been a long day, and after a few beers we feel tired, so go to our small bungalow to sleep. It's a lovely place, despite the odd scratching sounds in the roof that leave me awake for a few hours, waiting for a rat to land on my head!Read more