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From Beach House in Kep to Sihanoukville--85 KM

An eventful day with the longest cycling so far in toasty weather.  The smiles and hellos of the Cambodian children are sustenance to this cyclist not used to this climate. At one rest break near an elementary school many children come out to "check us out".They are shy at first but then start to get used to these strangers bicycling in their land.  Joe teaches them how to count to five and they catch on far more quickly than most of us can learn to say thank you in Khmer (ah guhn).  

Conor videos Joe's teaching lesson--looking forward to seeing that on a good sized monitor.  At the end

of the day we have an outstanding dinner on the beach looking out at the South China Sea. Neil bestows a magnificent friendship bracelet to Brad and in exchange Brad orders a fireworks display with rocket pulses that go on way beyond our expectations. 

The next days ride will be challenging going up and down 3 hills to Phnom Penh. 

Blog post by Stephen Strum