After our first spell in the Mighty Jungle we were hungry for more, so took a bus and boat deeper into the Cardamoms to a small community called Chi Phat where we arranged to do another trek with our own personal guide and cook.
We set off early morning back in a boat, a motor boat for 2 hours then a traditional row boat where the 'driver' stands up and crosses the oars to row, we were right amongst the jungle with kingfishers swooping down into the water to fish . After1 hour in the row boat we docked up, donned our rucksacks and headed into the under growth towards our 'sleeping place' and back in the hammocks, it doesn't take long to get used to the constant and variety of noises - we still didn't see any tigers! although our guide did point to some elephant dung.
We hiked through many different landscapes, with open grasslands and banana plantations as well as the jungle. In the midday sun we arrived at a large waterfall with a huge pool so we took a well deserved swim before heading back to Chi Phat where we had a delicious dinner in the company of a huge lizard.
We have now reached Sihanoukville in great need of a shower! we plan to head to a remote island for Christmas, so hope you all enjoy the snow ;o)
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