Western Mebon Island, Spring 2008
Some merchants peddle goods near the boats that take you to Western Mebon Island. |
One thing they were selling was roasted beetles. |
They claimed that they tasted like peanuts. I wasn't about to find out if that was true. |
The larger bugs look even worse. |
They did have a lot of nice looking fruits though. |
Looking down at boats for hire. |
These small wooden boats have diesel engines. |
The seating on the boat was long wooden benches. |
Some children swim and play with inner tubes in the water. |
More children swimming. |
Children wearing life vests play in the water. |
A boy poses with his inner tube in the water. |
This is a picture of Hap. He was our driver and guide. He took good care of us and made sure we ate at good restaurants. |
Patricia tries to take a picture of herself on the boat. |
Looking out across the water. |
A view of Western Mebon Island from the boat. |
Another view of the island shore. |
A couple people wait on a beach. |
Some of the shoreline is littered with ruins. |
More ruins along the shoreline. |
Children in a boat. |
Another picture of the children in the boat. |
Docking at Western Mebon Island. |
The children on the island flocked around us to try and sell their trinkets. Patricia walks with a couple children along a wall. |
ray standing with two children near the boats. |
In the distance you can see a hazy Angkor Wat. |
A stonre on the ground that has a carved edge. |
The children of the island pose with their wares. |
A second pose. Of course in return they expected us to buy something (and we did). |
An island beach that has stones strew across it and into the water. |
More ruins on the ground. Western Mebon island had only one temple and all that's left of it is one wall. |
More large stones on the ground. |
This was an interesting tree that was just a tangled mess. It probably grows up into one of those giant ones that crush the temples. |
More trees with stones and ruins at their base. |
Small boats on the water. |
A cluster of small wooden boats. |
Another view of the boats. |
Rubble and a partially standing wall. |
Another view of a standing wall. |
A closeup of the same wall. |
One last picture of the same wall. |
A closer look at the far side of the wall. (Those are dragonflies in the sky, not birds). |
This is the interior of what was once the temple. Now it is a giant field. |
A boy walks past a cow. |