Phnom Reap Video

The Burke Boys Ride Begins

Ride Day one started with a good breaky - eggs benny again.  Then Vibol picked us and our luggage up in his Tuk Tuk and off to Bernie's bike shop we went.

We geared up while waiting for Vut to arrive with bikes,  it was 8 am and already at least 30 degrees.

We had some challenges with Steve's Honda early on.  It kept stalling in traffic which was absolutely insane in Phnom Penh.   Vut switched bikes with Steve, and we eventually made it to the outskirts of town.

Vut installed a new battery in the Honda and adjusted the clutch.   Good as new, Steve was back on the Honda.

Things got remote in hurry as we continued to follow train tracks past shanties and small communities until  we reached some rice fields.   It's still the dry season so the fields were empty and the trails were DUSTY!

The heat was in full effect now, and we had been carefully hydrating and taking electrolytes.

We were booking it pretty good to make uo some lost time on the mechanicals.

Last shots Villa Paradiso

Eggs Benny

Did I mention the food here at Villa Paradiso has been first rate?!!

Leaving Phnom Penh

Our motorcycle tour starts this morning at about 8:00AM.  We have been advised to begin early while the temperatures are lower and the roads not as busy.  It's about 6:20AM now and Paul and I are up drinking coffee and slowly re-organizing our gear as we pack up.

Our destination today is the Kirirom Hillside Resort in the Kirirom National Park.  I believe we will cover about 130KM off-road today along small trails, gravel roads and through green rice fields.  We will try to video some of the sections along the way and take some pictures while in the mountains.  I'm not sure what time we will finish today ... hard to guess without knowing the terrain.  We hope to have time to upload our videos this evening. :-)

Tuk Tuk at night

Out for dinner at Friends Restaurant.   This is some footage of our ride over here.

Friends Restaurant Phnom Penh

Enjoying a load of dim sum, every dish is awesome!  Curries, salads...mmm!