Floating Villages

As I write it is Feb. 10th, and we arrived home from this amazing trip yesterday, without a hitch! While traveling, I was posting by using my phone, which made the post time consuming. Even though we are home now, I wanted to add this one last post, as this day close to the end of our trip was just remarkable! Many thanks to those of you who followed along with us, and I regret we couldn’t make more personal remarks back to you as a result of this format.

On Saturday, Feb. 7th, we drove from Siem Reap, Cambodia, to a large lake called Tonle Sap Lake. This is the largest freshwater lake in SE Asai, and is a geographical wonder. We learned en route that the river feeding into this lake CHANGES CURRENT DIRECTION twice yearly as the water flows from high mountains to the north during the rainy season. We were there during the dry season so the river was at its lowest, and many of the floating homes were docked near the shore. The families all depend on their fishermen for support. Everything is floating in this area, including shops, churches and even schools. First, we visited a local family in their floating home.