Christmas Eve.
Managed a lie-in till 7am which was great. We decided to hit the market for shopping before breakfast as it was still cool. We needed the essential Christmas food items such as papaya, pomelo, healthy chef cooking oil and eggs!
After a late breakfast we did some cleaning and washing the red dust layer off everything again, then friends arrived for an afternoon of making our own decorations and then the best bit...
we took them to the local bar to put up. This was extremely thirsty work so we all had a few drinks.
Maroesjka and Tania arrived at 8.30 am for a super breakfast, which consisted of apple muesli, scrambled eggs, baked beans, tomatoes and bacon which Dave managed to buy from a local restaurant, pomelo and orange juice, tea and coffee and gorgeous Dutch bread and ginger biscuits from Maroesjka. this was the most food I have eaten since being here and my tummy hurt all day.
At noon we packed some food and went to Yak Loam for a shared picnic and a swim in the lake. Our group consisted of 3 Aussies, 2 Koreans, 1 Filipino, 3 Brits and 1 Dutch and 1 Cambodian.
Back home for a shower and change then off at 6pm for the party with buffet in the local bar. A great evening with good food and great friends.
Boxing Day
Back to normal with a big bump. No such thing as Christmas here of course so was back at my desk at 7.30am.
