Eating well

We're in Kampot after 2 nights in Phnom Penh.  Some quick notes to whet your appetites.  The biggest city in Cambodia was busy and loud, but we rode in and out.

Our group in front of the Royal Palace.  The next day we caught a glimpse of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni through the gate as he took an evening walk in the gardens.

The riding is FLAT, which is good because it's hot.  A typical day's ride is 30-35 miles with 300-500 feet of elevation gain and we share the road with many interesting things.b 3 times we've had a van transfer of a couple of hours to get us down the road.

(Cambodia uses the US Dollar as a primary currency)

The food has been excellent. Some highlights:  Prahok Ling in tamarind sauce (a lifetime top 10, maybe 5), lychee martini, pork larb, banana flower and green papaya salads, mangos, fish amok (green coconut milk curry cooked in banana leaves, prawns in Kampot pepper sauce, cane juice with lime, and more.

Noodle soup from a market stall is tasty for $2.50 and a chilled coconut water is $1.

Some of the beer isn't too bad, but it tastes better sometimes 

Besides grilled rat, we've passed on all the animal snacks:  sun-"cooked" snails, fried grub/cricket/frog/etc., grilled water snake, but they seem popular enough.  The fruit is what I go for with jackfruit topping the list.

Chup-chup, mangosteen and jackfruit.

Tomorrow we're having a cooking class and making our own dinner.  Hope it comes close to average!