Cambodia Tahiti-Style

Hello from Sihanoukville,
we have finally come to grips with how to relax on a beach. For some reason we couldn't figure out how to do it in India without becoming bored and restless. But this lovely town on the south coast is pure relaxation. Although it is sad to see the beautiful beach overrun but beach chairs, bars and restaurants that have extended themselves so much so that, come high tide, there is no beach to walk on, you have to weave through the bars and chairs. That said, it is easy to spend the entire day in one of those bowl-shaped wicker chairs eating really yummy curry with a beer or a fruit shake, looking out onto the islands.
It's a bit like Bali where women constantly come up to you and try so give you a manicure or massage or fruit, or kids try to sell bracelets. But unlike any other country, if you say no thank you, they smile and say bye and walk away.
Transport is quite fun here as well. Guys with hats ride around on moto-scooters, and you just hop on for a ride. It was a little scary at first with three of us on this thing, but it's really fun and they drive slow enough. It makes me really want to learn how to drive a motorcycle. Lucky for me, Jon already knows how to do this so I've been pestering him as to what kind of bike we should get when we go home.
So far, the rumors are true that people are just genuinely nice here and so much friendlier than most other countries we have visited. The biggest relief for me so far has been the lack of people staring at us.
On to Battambang tomorrow.