Not Another Beer Captain!!

Arrived in Sihanoukville in the morning.  Got a bike to my hostel....Tranquility Guesthouse.  It was lovely.  Right on the beach and I was upgraded from a room with a fan and cold water to a room with hot water, air con and a tv as they had no other room for me.  Love it when that happens!  I saw a sign on the counter and asked him what day it was.  He laughed and said Saturday.  He knew I was looking at this......

My room wasn't ready until 12pm so grabbed a Full English. 

Egg, proper bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms, beans, huge hash brown and toast!!

Pissing down.

Jason the owner told me the Vietnam Embassy was open today until 12pm so I decided to go get my visa.  Only took 10 minutes and cost $45.

Later that day I went on the beach in front of the hotel for what I thought would be a relaxing few hours reading.  Oh how wrong was I!  Next thing I was crowded by women trying to sell me something.  I don't mind this because if I didn't want anything I would just say no but I like helping them out....or so I thought.
Next thing I knew I was having my legs threaded, toenails and fingernails painted, eyebrows threaded and a bracelet with my name made.  The whole thing costed $40.  Expensive here but not when you compare it to home.  They kept laughing at me when I got my legs done....it friggin hurt and I was screeching like a baby.  I told them if it doesn't get me a man I wanted a refund.  This tickled them all.  Every man that passed they pointed to and shouted at!!!! Embarrased.com!

OUCHHHHHHHHHHHH!

These ladies often make a withdrawal at Bank of Tracy

Nails...loved it!

Later that night I saw an advert at the hotel and decided I was gonna do a booze cruise the next day to meet some people.  It ran from 2pm to 7pm.

The next day I went on the beach.  The sunbeds are free, you just have to buy a drink at the bar. $1 beer please and a bottle of water...SOLD!  It was so relaxing and the sea was like bathwater.  That afternoon I met Lily and Peter.  More local hawkers.  I agreed to get Rhys's name on a bracelet and some fruit.  I was going to get Reshen's but I saved it for my new friends outside my hotel.  I wear them every night.  Got back to the hotel and went for a shower.  I jumped at my reflection in the mirror!  I was well brown and a little red.  Even factor 45 wasn't keeping these rays at bay.  

Life's a beach

Decided today, not to do the booze cruise and do a 3 island cruise with BBQ, snorkelling and beaches.  Why should I have to get drunk with a load of idiots on a booze cruise just to socialise.  Mum was well proud and so was I.  Turning a corner??? I think so.

The next morning I arrived at Angkor Beach Bar for my free breakfast.  A spanish guy from behind asked for a light and when he said 'thank you' I said 'de nada' (spanish for don't mention it).  We boarded the boat from the beach and set off for the islands.  The group was great.  I got talking to a Danish family and the spanish guy asked if I was spanish.  'Soy ingles'(i'm english)....I had confused him before by responding in spanish.  Well funny.  They were a great bunch to be with.  

I didn't catch the fish...just fed them the bait lol!

Decided I wasn't ready to overcome my fear of snorkelling yet so I stayed put on the boat covered up as I was a little red from the day before and tried my hand at fishing.  The captain offered for me to join him for a beer.  Why not!  It was already his 3rd LOL.  When we got to the island we got off the boat into the sea.  Well everyone stepped off apart from me....kerplonk....SPLASHHHHH!  Fell off the bleedin boat and landed on my ass in the water and so did my bag, camera and all!  I was laughing so hard but I pulled my camera out straight away.  It was ok.  My phone, kindle and ipod were kaput.  I laid them out to dry them off and stripped to my bikini and hung my clothes on a tree.  What a knob!!  Still don't think logically.  Any sane person would have handed their stuff to the guy on the beach THEN fell off hahaha!

Put that bloody beer down Captain!!!

NO CHANCE MATE!

Cooking the catch

Lunch...barracuda. Was yum mmm

Later my ipod started working.  My camera was ok as it was in its cover but no sign from my kindle and phone.  Went for a walk on the beach with one of the spanish guys and had a really good chat (calm down everyone he was 44 and not my type).  Had a good laugh....at last!  On the way back the captain was still downing his weight in Angkor Beer....worried much??!!  When I got off the boat, Anton and his spanish friends more or less carried me off the boat to the beach with the boat boy carrying my stuff to safety hahahahaha.

Forgot to book my night coach to Vietnam today so thought why not stay for another night.  I wasn't yet ready to hit the chaos of Saigon.  In the morning, Jason booked my coach for the next night and discounted the room I was staying in for my last night.  Not ready to hit the beach today so gonna chill, eat and download a film for tonight.  I must admit that hearing the music in the bars is tempting but i'm not here for that.  Might hit the bar next door for a couple tonight but thats it.

Chillin right by the beach...beer in hand

So far I am the owner of 5 bracelets and 2 head bands and I'm sure it wont end there.  I'm gonna wear them all on my last day and tell them to bugger off when they approach LOL.

I am definately coming back to Cambodia for a 2 week holiday in the future.  With friends hopefully.  Maybe 4 days in Siem Reap then 10 days at Sihanoukville.  Its got everything.  Cheap hotels, beer, food, massages, markets, good looking boys and great nightlife.  What say you girls???