A day visit w Phnom Penh

Before I give the reason for the trip to the capital, I have to describe the return journey itself.

At 08:30, the GIANT IBIS* - a transport company took me in their luxurious little coach to Phnom Penh. From Kampot it is "only" 150 km. The journey took 4 hours!

The coach itself was very comfortable, with a large leg space, with fold-out seats, and refreshments.

It seems that not only I was surprised with the road.  The first 50 km took 2 hours, because the pot-monsoon holes did not allow speed at all.

But the return was even more difficult. This time, it was by car (collecting passengers on a given route), we were already going after dark and during the return times of workers from workplaces around the capital, to homes in the province. Only photos are able to show how it happens ...

The ride seemed to me extremely complicated (not to say dangerous), but the driver was doing great and there was no threatening situation, although it was possible to believe otherwise.

The trip to PP proved to be necessary, because only there and only in person could I get the documents releasing the container from the port. Against a fee, naturally.

Now, I am waiting for the valuation of port fees, customs duties and container transport to our home. I hope that the fees will not exceed the value of the content, and in a few days we will be unloading our belongings.

 *The giant ibis is a wading bird of the ibis family. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos. The giant ibis is considered to be critically endangered.

The transport company took the name with the idea of promoting protection of the endangered species.