living on the flood planes in Kampong Khleang

Our driver, Chom, spoke good English so acted as a fab guide all day. He took us to Kampong Khleang in his tuk tuk, the road passed busy markets then padi fields where we saw women working hard. We saw pigs strapped to the back of motorbikes and chickens running wild, the cool breeze was lovely in the scorching heat. Kampong Khleang is a community build on the flood planes of Tole Sap lake so most houses are built on stilts of 6/7 meters, some are permanently floating. We chartered a boat where we saw children paddling there way to school and monks in the temple, also on stilts where we were greeted by hundreds of kids shouting susdai/hello. It's the dry season so the water is low and rice and corn is being planted. On the way back we stopped and ate sticky rice cooked in bamboo rods with coconut, it was delicious. A fascinating experience to see how adaptable some communities are.