Sunrise Villa, Kampong Cham, Day 2

Our second day in Kampog Cham soon comes around and we are greeted with a lovely free breakfast (not bad seen as though the room is 2 quid each a night!) We immediately rent a bicycle each and head off in the hope he rumours are false and the bamboo bridge is still standing.
We set off through the delightful town, and soon get to the spot where the bamboo bridge used to be. Unfortunately it has gone, but we keep to the plan of heading to the island anyway, and cross over the concrete bridge that is now in it's place.
The island is a great place to have a bike around. As you slowly go through the villages it is so interesting to see the lives of the people who live here. Most of the houses are wooden shacks built on high wooden stands to avoid flooding. Every child is waving and screaming the phrases they have obviously been taught in shool (Hello, What's your name, Where you from) and all the adults are smiling and welcoming.
The strangeness of the place is the fact you cycle along, and then out of the blue are met with huge, lavish temples that shadow the small houses opposite. The loop around the island is maybe about 15km, but due to it being mostly mud tracks, it is very hard on the legs, and we are glad when we cross over the bridge and get sat down for some dinner. Fish and chips, which is definitely my first meal when i get back, is surprisingly tasty out here.
We cycle back after dinner and settle in the room. The balcony is great for chilling out and reading as the sun goes down and the immense heat dwindles slightly. The owner of the homestay cooks us some very tasty noodles and we settle in for the night. Like Kampot and Kep, Kampong Cham is somewhere you can cover in a couple of days, so we are moving on tomorrow to Kratie.Read more