89 km

The road was not quite as smooth today but still paved and in great condition. We’re very happy to find that dogs are no problem here in Cambodia. There are so many people moving around by bicycle that dogs pay no attention to us, we are just part of the human river flowing through their territory.

We sailed along at an enjoyable pace through what felt like one long village, broken only now and then by larger fields or towns. Simple wooden houses that were elevated on wood or concrete posts lined each side of the road for miles and miles, with children playing and people working in the shade underneath. At nearly every house there were a few children shouting hello and waving furiously. Mango, Durian, banana, and coconut trees shaded many of the yards. Cows wandered through empty fields, eating the remnant stubs of last season’s crops and depositing manure that will add to the next. Chickens scratched and pecked and ran willy-nilly across the road. It’s rural Cambodia that delivers the joy of bike touring again after our time in Bangkok and Siem Reap.