Monday, January 7, 2008

Cambodian Islands

My sunburn feels better but stills stings. Today we went snorkeling at a nearby island, it was so much fun, despite my burn! There wasn’t too much coral or sea life to look at but it was still interesting and the water was so warm! We went to a second island where many tourists were and relaxed there. Our guide, Kris, Russ and I played volleyball on the beach and got some of the locals to join too, I loved it. I still played even though it was a painful situation when I fell into the sand with my sunburn. I’m hard core, haha. We had a leisurely lunch on the beach. Russ played some guitar and we all sung along as we waited for our lunch. It was a beautiful atmosphere. Russ, talking to everyone he sees, met a Cuban couple that owns a restaurant in Cuba which he has eaten at, small world! The husband also played some guitar as well, he played beautiful Cuban tunes. We ended our day by dropping Russ off at his hotel and proceeding on to the airport for our flight to Korea. On the drive there we got to watch a gorgeous Cambodian blood-red sun set. Ron would be jealous J. The ride was longggg, 3 hours in the van. It was amazing our driver knew how to get to the airport because we were in country side with many dirt roads leading several directions with no street names! Looking at all the villages as we rode home was quite a rollercoaster, metaphorically and physically. Kris and I had a great time listening to music together and dozing off when we could; we were literally bouncing up and down off our seats when the road was really bumpy. It’s still hard to comprehend the bleak situation of these people’s lives. I had plenty of hours to reflect…

2 comments:

Na said...

"Russ played some guitar and we all singed along as we waited for our lunch."

sung jenna... sung lol

Jenna Morgan said...

hahahahaha. changed that typo! thanks Na