Motos, Vans and Ferrys

We are encountering some difficulties uploading pictures on the blog, so the next few will be without. We made a quick trip to Phnom Penh over the weekend and we had an exciting adventure with transportation. It felt like the title of that movie "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles" but this would be more like "Motos, Vans, and Ferrys". With our small backpacks, we left the ship on moto to get to the ferry. We were trying to hurry and make the last one. The Mekong seems alot wider where we are now and the ferry had to make a quick stop at the island in the middle of the river for our two Brahma bulls that were riding with us. Rick and I decided to stand out front and then these two bulls came on. Immediately I moved because I saw one of them raise his tail. Yep, it was a mess, but soon the ferry moved on and had a nice breeze. The walk up to the National Hwy 1 was short and felt good after the clinic day. We would then try and wave down a passing van that would take us into the market on the edge of Phnom Penh. The first two vans that came were so full of people and boxes, but they were still thinking we could fit. Finally the third one came and it had only 21 people and we made three more. The Captain was with us. Now understand, these are 15 passenger vans. But we were happy to be in and on our way. The evening traffic was once again back up as we neared the main roads, so when we got close enough to the market, we just jumped out and hailed a motodop. They can weave in and out of the cars and when the traffic stops, the motos still go. So just picture Rick and I, with our backpacks on a moto driving through traffic chaos! Needless to say, we were glad to get to the house. The trip back was alittle better until the moto got a flat tire! Ha! Not sure if we were the cause! The van only had 7 people, so it was a comfortable ride. gail