I couldn't keep Carole off the elephant, no matter how exorbitant the price. We thought we were going to see Wat Phnom, but no sooner had Carole spied the elephant ride, that was it. I attributed it to her colonial British genes. I must admit it was good fun. Carole and her son Andrew had already walked their way through Hong Kong and Bangkok, so this morning I joined in on their Phnom Penh trek. Starting with the Central Market, on to Wat Phnom and the elephant ride, then towards to the waterfront and all along it down to the Royal Palace. Then back to the hotel for a refreshing swim and lunch. They would have included a visit to the Royal Palace, but it was closed for lunch. 
Women have needs, and this afternoon it was shopping. Our intention was to spend time wandering through Tabitha's shop, but finding it closed, I had to come up with Plan B quickly. Not wanting to spoil the mood, it was on to the Russian Market. At one time the favourite haunt of Russians, it now caters to one and all, local and visitor. The dark, close warren of kiosks is divided by product into food, clothing, footwear, silver, scarves, knock off handbags, housewares and more. An hour of browsing is about all you can stand before the heat and crowd gets to you. Plenty of time to find some great bargains!
By dinner time our whole team was assembled. The last to arrive were Tracy and Riley, in amazingly good shape after 24 hours of airports and airplanes. Joining us are the Orange Riders. These three guys who work for Orange, along with two wives, are travelling through Cambodia on Harleys, and doing a house build in the process. Too few to be a team on their own, we hope they will add considerable hammer-power to our build.
High time I get to bed. We depart for orientation at 8 am, followed by a visit to the Genocide Museum and Killing Fields. Stay tuned.
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