Heng Heng Hotel 2, Kratie, Day 1

So it's onto Kratie we go. We get up slowly and have another great breakfast before waitig for our tuk tuk driver to drive us to the bus station. Of course, he is late, but then of course so is the bus so no problems.
It's a nicely empty bus and we have a quite relaxing and comfortable 3 hour journey, despite the incredibly bumpy road.
As we arrive in Kratie, the heat is incredible. Luckily, our hotel is right next to the bus stop, so we soon get in and settled. The room is hot, not monkey republic hot, but hot. To rub it in more, we have an air con machine in our room that we aren't allowed to use as we paid for a fan room.
We plan to go for an explore, before realising we have lost our suncream, so our explore soon becomes a shopping trip. After finding some in one of the first shops, we decide to look for some cheaper, only to not find anymore and spend about half an hour looking for the first shop again. All this while walking in the boiling sun with no sun cream.
We finally get it sorted and go back to the room to escape the sun. Amy then sends me out to buy some water, and thank god she did. As i step out i am greeted by one of the best sunsets I have seen so far this trip. The sky is all different colours as the Sun quickly drops down below the trees on the side of he Mekong. It is a great 30 minutes spent on the hotel balcony staring out at this amazing scene.
After the sunset we go out for one of the worst meals we have had so far. I have the famous cambodian dish of spaghetti carbonara that tastes even more flavourless then plain pasta, and Amy tried tofu amok, and soon vows to never try it again.
After that we go back and go to sleep in the heat. Our alarm is set for 7.30 ready to make the most of our second day in Kratie tomorrow.Read more