Woke up today with a crazy eye! A evil mosquito had bitten me TWICE on the EYELID while I was sleeping! I could barely open my right eye! After resigning myself to a day of sunglasses (even inside) we headed to the floating village of Siem Reap. Literally the houses, churches (even one Catholic church!), schools, pharmacy, grocery, basketball court, all are essentially boats! Some are boat shaped, some are just like houses with floaties. We rode a boat down through the middle of it. It was beautiful. And not that hot. The rest of the crew got off the boat for awhile, but me, Kacie, and Josette stayed on and looked for things in the clouds. Awesome.
Then we went to lunch and did some "debriefing" where we talked about things about the trip that could be improved for next year. I mentioned adding a daily group Bible study, and the occasional "it has to be perfect" attitude that cropped up.
Then we went to Ankor Wat! We went to watch the sunset, but it rained. It was a cool light, though, to see the ruins in, so it was still a cool experience. We couldn't see the sunset at all, though, because of the clouds. Ankor Wat is a massive temple that was originally built as to the Hindu god but is now used as a Buddhist temple. The scale of hit is incredible massive. You really have to see it to be able to understand.
We went to dinner at the Blue Pumpkin. me and Kacie split a burger and ravioli. Delicious for a tongue tired of Khmer food, and more reliable for the stomach!
Again, Kacie, DeAnna and I went out after everyone else went to sleep. Kacie and I went to get Thai stretch massages! We went to this slightly sketchy place over the top of a restaurant, but the people there were very nice and there was a sign that said No Sex, so we weren't too worried! The massage was awesome. You wear clothes for it because they stretch your legs and wrap themselves around you, etc. There's no oil or anything. an interesting different kind of massage!
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