45 degrees
We mostly all ride together today. Mostly highway.
Not even sure why I took this picture.? A typical snapshot . You'll see from the picture the actual side of the road and the direction you want to travel is largely up to you. It works though.
Everybody in the group has a rash where their body meets their bike seats. The rash and blisters are only differentiated amongst us all by itheir severity. Today was partly notable for a number of the group experimenting with two sets of nicks.
We went and had a couple at the FCC the Foreign Corrrespondents Club where the Mekomg River converges with the Tonle Sap. A lot of history in that building.
I haven't checked the dates but someone with is told us the Khmer Rouge entered that FCC building in 1975 and told all the press and US sympathisers to leave the city. Only a proportion took that threat seriously. The Rouge came back the next day and shot everybody still there.
Big Nick has gone the half dozen oysters. Not sure where they originated from but looking out the window at the water we couldn't say a polite no thanks quickly enough when he generously offered them around. The big man was more lateral than vertical the following day. He does everything with relish the big boy. He's a mate of jonesys and had bbq's through the year to raise money for this. Then he and his missy ( Karen ) took their holidays to come and support Jonesy - and now us ! - from his motorbike. No helmet, no sunblock - just a big Australian man going hard. He'll drive ahead, pull under a bridge and be swimming with the locals as we cycle past. If it wasn't for his genuine and instantly likeable demeanoir I think he'd scare the shit out of most villagers.
More of a fun day tomorrow. We cross the Mekong 3 times on ferries. Quite a bit of interaction with the locals, some quite cool photos and a couple of gems from some school kids we meet.
We're coming home hard baby
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