Beautiful Lilly

On Boxing day, I met up with Russell, Carmen and Brandon's sister to enjoy a swim and braai at the house Russell was housesitting. I took these photos of Lilly, the gorgeous doggie of the house.

Climbing Chapman's Peak with Russell, Brandon and Lilly

 A wonderful hike with Russell, Brandon and Lilly (the very cute doggie Russell was looking after.)  Tiny Lilly had insatiable energy and climbed virtually the whole way on her own steam.  We hadn't intended to, but we ended up going all the way to the top.  Lots of wonderful conversation, especially reminiscing about nudity in movies !

My favourite alive doggie in the world

 This is Anoush, Shushann's dog. We have a beautiful bond. Every time I see her, she bursts with excitement. She is a real sweetheart.

Stroll with Gavin and Srini

Walking the dogs with Russell at Hout Bay

Followed by a lovely meal with Russell's dad and Kobus.

Mondulkiri

Mondulkiri, the original Wild East, and the most sparsely populated province in the country is a world apart from the lowlands with not a rice paddy or palm tree in sight.  I spent 3 nights here.  The highlight was visiting the local elephant sanctuary.

Bou Sraa Waterfall

Plunging into the jungle below, this is one of Cambodia's most impressive falls.  

Coffee plantation

I had the strongest ice coffee of my life here.  It left me feeling wired for days !!

Local Village

These puppies were very cautious of us at first but soon became our best friends

A blue eyed pig !!

Beautiful children in the village

My tuk tuk driver for the day.

A cheeky monkey

Local hill temple

Little girl getting a blessing

Elephant sanctuary

Hiking into the elephant sanctuary

A little waterfall where we enjoyed a lovely swim

Two beautiful young girls living at the elephant sanctuary

Our great guide for the day

The nature lodge where I slept

One of the best places I stayed on the trip.  My own bungalow for $5 and the most amazing food.