Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Day 79, 65km: by Amy

We left with a hug each from the optimistic elderly guesthouse owner who felt we could do the 250km to Phonsaven in a couple of days.
After a short flat section the road began some serious climbing which in our delicate and somewhat dehydrated condition was tough work. I spotted a live version of the huge squashed centipedes we'd seen by the side of the road. Apparently they eat rodents and lizards!
We crested the pass as school finished. All the school kids were wielding machetes but thankfully they were friendly and even offered to give me a push to get me up the last bit of the hill. 
Unfortunately we decended as far as we'd climbed (2000ft) and then were faced with the prospect of another 20km 2000ft climb to a village with a guesthouse. With 2 hrs of light left we realised we couldn't make it. 
Instead Chris found a perfect camp spot on a disused path in the jungle. The only downside being that some jungle insect ate lots of tiny holes in the groundsheet overnight.

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