Day 4 Tay ninh – Cambodian Border – Svay rieng. Tay ninh is the head quarters of vietnam’s most interesting religions caodaism which is a combination of hindu, roman catholicism and islam. The caodai great temple is one of the most striking structures in the whole of s.e asia. In the morning we had a short visit to the temple then returned back to the hotel to collect our bikes and set off towards the vietnam/cambodia border at moc bai. Once over the border the roads became more challenging than what we had got used to in vietnam.
After a few km the road condition gradually improved and we started to see the sights and smells of rural life in cambodia. We were overawed by the welcoming locals and the fantastic scenery. We spent the night in a small town called svay rieng in quite a basic hotel with no hot water which is just as well as dave has got terrible sunburn (despite all warnings that factor 15 was really not strong enough especially with his delicate complexion). Everyone is very tired and dehydrated but loving every minute. Approx 80km cycled today saddlebottom (Ed. Think he means saddlesore!) is rearing its ugly head.
Day 5 Transfer Svay rieng – neak lung; cycle neak lung to Kompong Cham. We had an early morning start to the town of neak lung before we set off cycling through more rural sights past padi fields as far as the eye can see, nice flat cycle ride across the mekong river to reach the destination of kompong Cham the 3rd largest city in cambodia. Today was our longest ride so far at 107 km but a longer ride ahead tomorrow. Don’t want the trip to end really enjoying all the cycling however saddlebottom is becoming a real problem amongst some of the riders (Bam).
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