Monkey Republic, Kampot, Day 2

An early rise today as we plan to head up to Bokor National Park. We have been told it is far away, so we rent a moped and set off (slowly). After around 45 minutes of driving we decide toe at and follow a rather faded sign to a restaurant called Greenhouse. It doesn't look great as we head down a dirt road, but we get a very pleasant surprise as we arrive at a riverside spot that serves delicious food. Poached eggs done to perfection.
After asking the waiter the way to the park and realising we're going the wrong way, we head back the way we came, and, after another 45 minute drive, we arrive at the gates to the park. As soon as we pull off the road and onto the deserted park the tenseness of rising bikes out here leaves and it becomes great fun. The roads bend around the mountain, sharp corners mixed with long, looping ones, and the views are simply insane. We head up and up, the weather getting cooler and cooler, and after around an hour of very fun riding, we reach the main sight seeing points.
There is an old anandoned station that would have given a great view down if it wasn't surrounded by cloud. The same with a church that had a supposedly great viewpoint that was aswell covered in cloud. The cloud gave a different kind of view, as we looled down at an eery abyss, hearing nothing but the singing of thousands of birds. The buildings themselves were good to see. They were spooky reminders of what used to be here.
On the way back down we passed by a waterfall that didn't offer great views really as you could only stand to the side of it. Amy then decided she wanted to practise driving on the roads, so she took control and handled the bike much better then i can. She ended up driving all the way back, the last view we passed was a seriesof loads of rocks that had many other stones placed on top of them. It was very blair witch.
We rode back down the lovely hills, taking in the stunning views once more, before getting back to the hotel.
We ate another curry, before going back to the room, hoping to get some more sleep, and for no more powercuts.Leggi altro