Lazy Beach!

This past weekend five of us decided we wanted a break from the insanity that is Phnom Penh so we booked a bungalow on an island off the coast of Sihanoukville for a few nights...and we had an ADVENTURE!  It started when we had to take a two-and-a-half hour boat ride to the island.  When we got there they said, hey sorry but the surf is too rough for us to land at the pier, so you're going to have to swim ashore...So that was cool.  And he was right, the water was rough!  Big ole waves and craziness, but we made it to land and were totally wiped.  So we solved that with fish and chips- literally any problem can be solved with fish and chips (and one of those ice creams you get with the flake, oh man!).  And it also helped that the beach was GORGEOUS!!

We got to stay in a cute little bungalow- two beds with mosquito nets (thank goodness), a bathroom, hammocks on the porch, and these little guys hanging out everywhere (and by "little" I mean crazy HUGE foot long lizards!).

Our cute little bungalow!

We spent two days on the beach, relaxing in the sun (not getting burnt at all, I wish!), reading books, playing in the waves, exploring a bit, and snorkeling!  I haven't been snorkeling in ages, so it was super fun!  I wish I could have gotten pictures of the cool coral and sea urchins and neon fish we saw!  I felt a bit like I was watching the reef in Finding Nemo, there were so many colors and different kinds of fish (including Nemo-esque clown fish).  It was great fun!  And they had a cute cabana area where we could hang out and get food.  The last night there we had the craziest thunderstorm ever!  It was literally right above us and sounded a bit like we were being bombed (huge loud sound and massive flashes of light, right? plus I was a bit sleep deprived). And thankfully, we didn't have to swim out to the boat to leave the next morning (instead we just took a little boat out to the bigger boat. very logical, right?).  And sadly we had to leave the Lazy Beach and head back to the city, but hey, my ROUS had been missing me!

Basically our private beach and cabana.

Probably the most pathetic little pier I've ever seen!  I was much happier to swim to shore!

One of the little boats we took to the island (the ride wasn't two-and-a-half hours because the island was far away, but because the boat was so dang slow!).