117 km
Had a bit of the runs yesterday morning. Took an Imodium and drank a bottle of water. Had a light breakfast and hit the road. Obviously having stomach problems is not ideal when setting out on a 100 km plus cycling day. But I had indeed been long enough in Sihanoukville and needed to move on. There are a couple of hills to get out of town. But then on it is mostly quite flat.
The first 55 km was along the same hghwy #4 I had come down to Sihanouk on. This is the main road between Sihanouk and Phnom Penh and alas there is quite a bit of traffic. In Real Vinh, where I had stayed overnight a week ago, and then erroneously called Prey Nob, I turned off on the road to Kampot. Immediately traffic thinned out while the road remained good, sometimes even better, with an asphalt shoulder. Road had that Thai feeling to it.
I had a good lunch at Real Vinh and continued drinking more water. Still I got really tired before reaching Kampot. My thighs felt stiff and I had some back ache. It was nearly 530 when I finally checked in at Kampot Guest House. Lovely hot shower and then I crashed on my bed for a couple of hours. Kampot looks a sweet town with many houses in the French colonial architecture that I feel goes well with the land here.
Up to Real Vinh I had a side wind, but then it turned against me and was at times a bit strong right in my face.
Staying at Kampot Guest House. Huge spotless room for 10 bucks. Hot shower but no aircon.
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