Water

Well the typhoon that killed sixteen in China and twenty fisherfolk in Vietnam has had virtually no effect on Cambodia. On Saturday it rained all day, which is unusual in this country. It was a gentle, soft rain that was a pleasure to walk under. The temperature is tolerable for the first time since I arrived. I did not have to use the air con while sleeping all weekend. We regularly have lightening storms too with little or no rain.

During rainy season which should be upon us soon, I am told that, it rains for a couple of hours, a couple of times a day. Monsoon rain is hard and hurts the skin. The waters raise very quickly - within an hour there often is a foot and a half of water to wade through. Dengue fever and Malaria are rife during the rainy season.