Tonle Sap Lake, Spring 2008
On the way to Tonle Sap Lake we passed a field of lotus blossoms. |
A closer look at the blossoms. |
More pink blossoms. |
Lotus flowers and a small building on the side of the road. |
An empty seasonal restaurant. |
Another view of the restaurant. The floor looked like it needed to be reinforced. |
Pushing off in a boat for Tonle Sap Lake where you can see The Floating Village. |
A docked river boat like the one we rode in. |
A home floats on the water. |
More homes on the river. |
A boy ready to go fishing. |
A man and a boy in a boat. |
I wish this one hadn't come out blurry. A boy and a fishing net. |
Checking the nets. |
Fishermen gather on a beach. |
Other boats zoom toward us. |
A small wood boat on the beach. |
A couple paddles in a boat. |
Looking at the lake shore. |
A fisherman. |
Another fisherman. |
The water in the lake was very muddy and it didn't look like water you would want to fish in. |
A first view of The Floating Village in the distance. |
A cluster of boats floating together. |
Boat traffic. |
Hap answers questions for Patricia. |
The floating village we were told is actually largely made up of Vietnamese refugees not Cambodians. |
Another passing motor boat. |
A closer view od some of the homes. |
More homes. |
Two people haul a load of fruit in a boat. |
The homes vary in size and color. |
A boat is held above the water with tree branches. |
Boat docks. |
Looking at a row of homes. There is plenty of pace between home clusters so that boats can go by without disturbing them too much. |
Homes and boats. |
Life on the boats. |
A home that looks pretty well kept. |
Children go for a swim. |
Blankets and a tin roof. |