Amazing. What can I say….wowzer. So I arrived Saturday around 10 after an easy van ride from Kampot. Upon arrival I went to a few guesthouses that were recommended. Sebastian had lived at Utopia for 3 months so that is where I went first. He’s somewhat of a legend there as I dropped his name and was given a warm reception at the bar. A bit much for me and I am not on that strict of a budget. The dorms had 40 beds and it looked like ‘night of the living dead’ with people sprawled out everywhere. The second suggestion was a place across the street called Monkey Republic. They only had triple rooms but a guy on my van ride and I decided to share…for 7 bucks total a night. We dropped our bags and put on swim suits then headed to the beach with a few other people from the van that had unloaded at monkey republic. It was an amazingly beautiful day and the sun was in full effect. I had been worried about the weather as the forecast called for rain and clouds so the sun was a welcomed surprise. We headed past all the chairs and umbrellas to a strip of beach with few people. The water was warm and amazing. It felt so nice and like Spring Break in Mexico. Since my friends from Chang Rai/Burma were going to rendezvous with me here, I decided to head back and look for them. Sure enough, they were sitting at Utopia when I walked in. What an amazing thing. Joost, Maarten and Maria along with a few other travelers they had collected along the way. Another Dutch guy named Renee and a German girl name Lina. We toasted a round or two then they swapped into their suits and we headed back to the beach. We had a large group in no time lounging on the beach…all throughouly enjoying ourselves. We stayed there until the sun set (which was amazing) then headed back to regroup for the night time. We grubbed a great dinner at Monkey Republic and shot several games of pool before bar hopping around the beach and ending up at Utopia. The music was pumping everywhere and everyone was having a great time. Aside from the massive amount of hookers, the vibe was laid back and happy. Maria pulled a disappearing act on more than one occasion, always returning with bruises from her lack of coordination. By the end of the night it was just Maarten, Maria and I so we decided to head over to 24/7 pizza for a few happy slices. That turned in to 3 pizzas and lounging on the couches watching Big Lebowski…god I love that movie! By 4 we were done for and all retired. Looking back on that day it feels like we crammed a few days worth of activity into it…definetly a few days worth of drinking!@ Sunday started slow with breakfast then we all decided to hop a tuk tuk to another, more remote beach. 8 of us on 1 tuk tuk was a bit much but definetly a funny ride. The beach was supposedly on Forbes top 20 beaches in SE Asia but I didn’t see it. My favorite part was the super clear water. Such a relaxing day of chilling on the beach laughing and playing with each other. We all went back to for happy pizza again at dinner time and that kind of set the mood for the rest of the night….set like….duuuhhhhhhhh……needless to say it was mellow. We played pool, drank whiskey and watched some fire handlers.
We tried to go to the brewery the following day but had no luck. I begged, pleaded and even tried to bribe my way in there but no one would go for it. Dejected we settled for a couple across the street. Since my next destination is Battambang I had been looking for a way there. The only bus leaves at 8AM every morning and takes 10 hours to get there. I was not interested in losing a whole day and was having too much fun with my friends to leave this morning at 8 but I knew I still wanted to get out so I pulled a move….I hired a car and driver to take me the 10 hours…not cheap but definetly cheaper than anywhere else in the world and totally worth it. So here is where I sit…in the back of my ride getting driven to Battambang from Sihanoukville…. BIG TIMER!!
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