cycling

Day 3: Battambang to Pursat 106km/65 miles We started at 6, in the dark. Breakfast was rice noodles at a country market. Mangoes for a dollar a kilo (2.2 lbs). I bought a baguette with jam for 25¢.

Leaving Sisophon at daybreak Leaving Sisophon at daybreak We left the Nasa Hotel in Sisophon at daybreak. The scenery became more lush as we continued south. I was happy to have some shade.

Departing Siem Reap A shot with our guide (left) and support driver (right). They were both pros. We started out from Siem Reap along Highway 6 around 7am. Streaming into the opposite direction were thousands of scooters and bicycles, their riders in the way to work or school.