Or so I thought. So here I am in a panic because it's Khmer New Year and I'm being told everything, including buses shut down for at least three days. That leaves me limited for some wilderness exploring in Kratie and I have one memory come to mind...
It's Easter in Costa Rica. My partner at the time and I need to make about a four hour journey to San Jose to make it home Easter holiday...who wanted to come home at time?! Never mind. Needless to say we ended up taking a $90 cab ride, I thought the driver said $19 and couldn't believe my good fortune. Nope! so there we are...the middle of Heredia, not enough money in our pockets because the bank is closed and being cornered by a pissed off cabby, no doubt. Luckily, friends came and bailed us out and all was well.
So here I am feeling very much in the same situation. But I'm thinking there's got to be a way. Luckily, after asking around for a while I find the buses are running, a little more costly, but I can make it with plenty of time for some outdoor adventures along the Mekong River. Buddha, you got my back, and I get to rub your belly. I also get a couple days to do absolutely nothing, because I've been doing so much, not! But the actual downtime of reading or watching CNN or catching up on emails is the best part of travel. Everyone out here does it more often then you think. It's funny to see people do all the things you think they left home because, sometimes a change of scenery is all you need.
Fun Fact: Asia's best kept secret...the bum gun.
It took me a while, at first I felt violated but now I think I will keep a super soaker in my bag when I'm back in the Western World.
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