On reaching the capital we met up with Keith and Sara to partake of many French pastries (Cambodia was once a French colony) and to watch the Water Festival happening on the Tonle Sap river. As well as commemorating a great victory in battle it also marks the end of the rainy season and the change in direction of the river itself. Hundreds of boats race up and down the river carrying up to 80 rowers, a cox, several people to bail water out and a man with a megaphone to shout encouragements! Up to a million extra people can converge on the city for this 3 day festival and we felt really lucky to happen to be in the right place at the right time! It also gave us the opportunity to observe the Cambodians at their most 'aggressively omnivorous'... Deep fried cockroach or chicken foetus anyone?
Back to Singapore to complete our adventure and time to say goodbye to Juliette. Bye bye matey - thanks so much for coming all this way to see me and see you soon!
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