After settling in we went down to the beach, the shells on the beach took Penny’s interest. There is canoes and snorkeling gear which we can use. Went into the water which was lovely but unfortunately as we walked out to the deeper water our feet sunk into half a meter of mud, not a full white sandy beach and the water was murky, this was not mentioned in any reviews. There were some hammocks strung above the water on posts and I chilled there for a while. I went up to the pool to check it out and a few people were in there they probably don’t like the beach. Spoke to a Swiss couple and due to a late flight they had to stay in Sihanoukville and the hotel they found was basically a whore house, noisy and they were glad to get out of there yesterday morning, they totally agreed with me that the place is a shit hole.
We prepared for dinner and wondered down to the restaurant 1 other couple there. We ordered drinks and gave the waitress our order. 6 chicken and 6 beef sate sticks as a starter and seafood platter for 2 for our main. Penny’s drink was not what she expected. Out come the seafood platter 8 small baby squid, 8 prawns various sizes, a piece of fish and a crab. Asked where the starters were and they arrived but all chicken no beef told them to change it to their annoyance. Had to ask where was the accompanying salads the sauces and plates were, that followed shortly. Told the girl that a starter should be bought out first and once we finished it bring out the main. I don’t think it sunk in! The squid and prawns were good the fish very tough and the crab bugger all meat inside it. The sate chicken and beef very tough. There was no finger bowls to wash our hands with after eating the seafood. I signed the bill and we walked away from there disappointed. For a place where we are paying very good money there is a lot of improvement which needs to be made. Dinning should be intimate with soft lighting not full glaring lights, the staff should be trained on dining etiquette and the quality of the meats and fish need to be improved as they are charging top dollar.
Up at 06:00 went out on to the balcony with my PC weather warm looking out to sea can’t see much as there are alot of trees. Looking down we have Cambodians living in a make shift house a tarpaulin with alot of rubble around it not a pretty site. can hear boats passing by on the water. Was speaking with the manager and he said the guys below us are the workers sucking sand a 100m away from us and the are placing more sand on the beach. I told him the beach frontage now had mud up to my calves and do they have divers to see what they are sucking up, no they don’t and it left him puzzled. I told him I have 5 years experience in dredging and with not much current he will have mud off his beach for a long time.
We caught the 11:00 boat into the main beach a 7 minute ride by boat. Found the Dive shop and we have booked for 2 dives tomorrow Penny has her PADI certs and I told them my diving experience and I will show them my AODC dive cert and they are happy with that just show them a copy tomorrow morning when they pick us up. We then headed over to Lazy Beach they said 1.5km and takes 20 minutes, Going a good pace took 30 minutes and longer than quoted. Walking through the jungle it was very pleasant one biggish hill to negotiate. Hit the beach and we surveyed it about 50 people on it and in the only bar. The water was lovely and crystal clear. Could see a series of huts back from the beach an ideal place to stay no aircon or hot water and no internet, We spent 3 hours there and headed back to the Dive Shop to confirm everything for tomorrow and pay for it . We then went and I had a coconut massage for an hour and Penny had a manicure and pedicure. Our boat was to pick us up at 19:00 and it is dark then, so we had an hour to kill, went bought a few things from the one and only shop on the beach left me $6 and the bars don’t take credit cards so we had a snack, the quality of the food and prices put this resort to shame. The boat picked us up and another couple, when we reached the beach at our resort the guy from the couple slipped getting off and he could not get up and the boat guy was struggling with him. Took all my strength to get him up he was over 280 pounds in weight, he thanked me very much.
Decided to have something to eat in the restaurant my burger was a mini one and fries not the best the burger meat was dry. Penny had a rice dish and she could not eat it. The staff are slack we put our order in and after 15 minutes Penny goes up to the guy and said enjoying watching the movie on his phone and the other 2 staff were watching as well. We got the water and Penny does not want to eat there any more so we will spend more time at the main beach and eat there.
Maurice's Travel 