22 December
And still Christmas hasn’t arrived. But at least we did manage to get my postponed birthday treat sorted. I’ve wanted to make the trip over to Rabbit Island ever since we started coming to Kep, but Trevann hasn’t been keen. This was to be the year. We decided to do an overnighter and booked a recommended guesthouse.
The island is about 30 minutes from Kep and no more than 2 km2. It basically has one beach lined with a row of laid-back cafes and bamboo huts. Our guesthouse was right at the end. It had 8 very upmarket, nicely appointed bungalows - and a couple of tiny tumbledown shacks at the end. Guess where we were staying!
Nonetheless, I loved it! The water is crystal clear and we could walk out of our hut straight into the water. As you swim along, every now and again shoals of tiny fish jump around you - it’s like swimming in sparkling water. Beautiful.
A path circumnavigates the island, with access to occasional empty sandy beaches or rocky shorelines. It brought out the marine biologist in me!
And, as ever, stunning sunsets!
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| The local wooden fishing boats are repurposed into ferries for the tourists. |
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| Our "bungalow" was right on the beach |
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| But pretty basic! Next time we'll book one of the proper ones. |
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| Pirate bay? There were strange popping sounds from some kind of mollusc(?) here. |
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| Yes, a fair amount of plastic pollution but that was expected |
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| The path round the island. We didn't do all of it. Next time? |
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| The beach outside our hut. |
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| As always, the boatmen display impressive skills in handling their craft. |
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| The beach is lined with these - which I thought were pandan fruit. But the Khmer tell me they are not edible so they must be something else. |
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| Back in Kep - I like these verticals. |
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| The fishermen wade out to sea and whack the water with sticks. They say it drives the fish into their nets. I guess they know what they're doing? |
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| Another end to a lovely day. |
22 December
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