Much fun was had last night while watching La Marguerite’s got talent, which was the crew show, even though they must do it every week they all seemed to be really enjoying performing it. It was basically a talent show with 3 judges made up from a passenger from each of the coloured groups.
The acts were all team affairs made up from different areas of the ship such as, bar staff, waiting staff, stewards and finally last night’s winner’s the cooks.
This morning it was back to normal for us with another village tour, this time a walking tour of Peam Chi Kang. The boat tied up just before 8:15 and we were off not long after. Fortunately our walk only lasted for about 1¼ hours. On a circular tour, we viewed some of the older timber houses which are typical of this region but now slowly disappearing being replaced by newer concrete versions. The locals were very friendly and appeared happy to see us and more than happy for us to take photos of them. Also a quick look at the market to see what the traders were selling before heading back to the boat.
At 10:00 we set off to our next and final stop Kampong Cham which took us just under 5 hours. This was the last time we would be cruising as we get off the ship tomorrow morning. As far as scenery goes, this last section was probably the most scenic with more people on the side of the river.
We were pretty much straight off the boat after arriving and this process was a little unique for this cruise as we were tied up alongside Amadara and had to pass through her to get to the bank.
The tour was was a Tuktuk ride around Kampong Cham and then out to the island of Koh Pen to visit another house. I actually enjoyed this trip more than I thought I would and the breeze from the speed of the tuktuk was also very welcome.
Back to the ship for our last dinner onboard and the Captain’s Cocktail Party and crew presentation. It’s remarkable how few of them there are when you see them all together.
We have a early start and a long drive ahead of us tomorrow, I’m not really looking forward to sitting on a bus for 5 hours but it’s a case of needs must.