The bumpy road to Ban Lung

Our next stop was Ban Lung which took us nearly a whole day to get too made up mostly of a 4 hour wait in a random restaurant/cafe/shop on the outskirt of the town of Steung Treng. A good few hours of people-watching in our little square of activity and just when Shereen was becoming quite the foreign attraction after joining with the locals 'shuttle cock kick ups' game our minibus arrived. We bundled in to its already crammed seats and continued along the bumpy road to Ban Lung. We were all very happy to arrive at the LP recommended Tree Top Guesthouse where we stayed in little cabin bungalows among the trees complete with veranda and hammock and little wooden walkways, delightful!
Following a much needed long sleep we spent the next day hiking to the impressive volcanic Yaklom Lake. It was so nice to cool off in the water following the uphill route to get there and by the afternoon the mornings grey sky cleared to let the sun through. We returned home taking a litle detour to the amazing 'Coconut Shake Restaurant' for a really thick and creamy drink of fresh coconut, a meal in itself.
The next day Mathilde and Shereen went on a day trek while i sadly remained at home suffering from a bit of an upset stomach. We spent the evening having soup (where you cook it yourself at the table by adding ingredients as you like to the prepared stock) with the friendly guides, Jimmy and Vuthy, who shared with us their aspirations to open their own restaurant in the coming year. We promised them we would come back for its opening.