Siem Reap to Battambang

The boat trip from Siem Reap to Battambang is hot, long and absolutely beautiful. I found a place on the roof of the boat and was treated to an everchanging vista of river life with small villages in the middle of nowhere suddenly turning up. Kids playing in the water and even lifestock being kept miles from the shoreline. As always a picture is worth a thousand words so enjoy the essay below.