After breakfast we catch the bus to Siem Reap, minus Catherine who left the day before. Pennie and Wiki are also a day ahead of us in Siem Reap, and emailed to say the 6 hour bus ride took more like 9. We prepare for the worst. I have my own two seats on the bus, until Sharon gets booted from her seat. She asks if she can sit next to me, and I say no, but she must think I am joking. She chats my ear off for the next 6 hours.
We stop more often than necessary, and at one stop we’re offered some fried tarantulas, but we all pass. I only like my spiders warm, and these have been sitting out too long.
At Siem Reap, where we arrive in under 6 hours, thankfully, there’s a sign with our names on it. The driver whisks us off to our guesthouse and we check in. Jess and I share a room. I email Pennie and Wiki, to say I’m going to take it easy tonight, but that we’ll meet up the following day. Julien and Sharon are heading to the night market to see if they can find Catherine, and I, hoping that I can find some clothes, tag along.Â
I’m still a little beat, and the market is all souvenirs, so my hopes of finding clothes are dashes. We walk back to the guesthouse after a little while, and get some sleep.