Phnom Penh

Have run down the Dong to almost nothing. The hotel finally fixed the Internet so I scrambled to do mail in the 10 minutes before the bus went. Finally got onto the bus and wended our way out of the city onto the road that doubles as a highway. Got to the border about two hours later and said goodbye to Triet. We carried our bags inside, although some paid to have these carried. Through the departures line, then to Cambodia booth where we were approved. We then walked across no man's land to the Cambodian side where they were much more casual. Filled out a new arrival cards and met our new guide PK. His accent is harder to understand but he picks things up easily and understands our jokes so we have to watch it. The road was okay for the first hundred kilometres as it's probably recent. However we had to take a ferry across the Mekong River and after that the last 60 km was slow and bumpy. The hotel is great. We were told there wouldn't be internet, but there was free internet in the foyer! Cashed some travellers cheques close by. About 5pm we were taken for an orientation trip in the bus around Phnom Penh, and then to a local restaurant where all meals were a dollar. Saw the local fairground on the waterfront. When we got back, we went and bought a tub of ice cream at the nearby supermarket, and pigged out for supper.