Ha Tien to Campot

Today was a struggle for me. I woke up feeling a little off. I got breakfast and found I couldnt eat it. I only had a couple slices of toast and those sat poorly. Not a good start.

It only took us a couple kilometers to get to the boarder, but the luggage transfer, switching out bikes (the bikes we rode in Vietnam did not cross the boarder so we had to take our seats and pedals off the Vietnam bikes and put on the Cambodia ones after the border crossing). We got a bit of a late start. It was hot today and with my queasey stomach, the heat was rough.

Cambodia riding was mostly wider roads, some paved, some dirt. There was one section that lasted maybe 2 miles that was some technical single track and the upper limit of mountain biking ability.

We stopped at a lovely little resort town that was at the ocean for lunch. Some people got in the water. I just enjoyed my hammock. I passed on lunch and had only a small bowl of rice. I was feeling really off.

I felt a little better after the break and decided to pass on the bus in favor of riding the bike. We saw some amazing things. I oscillated from feeling not so good to rather awful but still think it was worth riding.

The locals are amazing and friendly. Kids come running out to see us go by and yell hello, even some want to give us high-fives. The countryside is very pretty. Small farms and tiny rustic houses with steep hills in the background dotted with occasional temples.

The dirt roads were dusty with reddish soil. We had our first little touch of rain this afternoon which helped cool things off and felt good.

I skipped dinner tonight for some pretzles I brought from home for the airplane and didn't eat and a balance bar.

Feeling much better now. Hope tomorrow is a little easier on me as it's a long day of riding!

Too tired to mess with pictures tonight. Most likely there will be no internet tomorrow. Sorry guys!