Kep, Cambodia

some musings from Kep...

• the place is littered with the shells of rich residences built first by the French and then the Cambodian elite before the Khmer Rouge evacuated the whole town and looted what was left. the bush/jungle grows around them and it's facinating to see such recent ruins left to their own device.
• $8 = 3 crabs and 3 beers. the crabs were cooked in a shack right on the water and flavoured with the local green pepper grown at Kampot and were that delicious that i felt like i was cheating on Murray Cray. the first day we were there we sat in our shack eating this as a tropical-esque storm passed over - it was extremely impressive.
  
• we took a couple of bikes for a ride and i went off on my own for a bit and managed to both get a puncture and drop the chain on my bike.
• we were also still able to get a message from the o&k grand final to hear the sensational news that Tarra had won the flag and my brother Craig had done alright. i was pretty rapt with the news and a little sad i was going to miss the party... but the crab and $1 beer helped a little.
• i'd also seen a beer advertised over here called "Victory", but despite my best efforts i was unable to track one down and literally "join in together for a Victory beer"!