Koh Rong Sanloem Part 2

Koh Rong Sanloem was gorgeous. There are two islands in the area, Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanloem. Neither of them have much internet, so bookings can be tricky. I'd gotten in the habit of just showing up to a place and finding somewhere to stay, but it's not so easy here. We'd just heard a story about someone getting stuck without anywhere, and you can't necessarily catch a ferry back to the mainland the same day you arrived. So, myself, Emily, and two Kiwi girls booked a bungalow on Koh Rong Sanloem, the quieter of the two islands.

The island was beautiful and our bungalow was on the quiet end of the beach--it felt quite secluded. The kiwis were not huge fans of the wildlife we were sharing the space with, though. There were some absolutely massive geckos (this guy is at least a foot long), and some sign of rats. We saw rats in a number of other places, but only their droppings in our bungalow.

Saracen Bay, where we were located was only about 1.5 miles long, so despite our being on the end away from the majority of the other resorts, it was just a pleasant moonlit stroll down the beach to find someplace else for dinner or a drink.

This is one of my favorite pictures of the trip so far. A couple of Swedish ladies who were staying right next to us rolling their suitcases down the sand when we got off the ferry: