Day 4: Siem Reap - Hanoi

Our tour company is Adventure Destinations and today is just that. We take a boat trip on the "mighty Tonle Sap or Great Lake to witness the fascinating bird life and human activity on the lake’s shores". Because its the dry season the water level was very low (max 1metre), and we were a very full and heavy boat, so we constantly got bogged on the muddy bottom. The steering cable failed twice, we caught a fisherman's net and had to lift the prop to free it, then ran out of diesel so had to climb a steep river bank and walk the last few hundred metres to the bus. Apart from that we had a great time, passing a floating village complete with shops, cafes, croc farms and a school. We saw many fishermen on the banks and boats and even a floating ice cream seller who was bailing his boat more than selling his goods. We were only an hour late getting back to the hotel... There was time for a swim and relax or some more sightseeing, then off to the airport to catch the 6pm flight to Hanoi.