Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Day 172. Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Monster bug.

Decided it was time to dust off the underwater camera gizmo our mate Steve gave us just before we left London.

Essentially, this is a waterproof casing that lets you snap while you snorkel and - in theory - it's fairly idiot-proof. A nifty idea really, and as long as the subject matter stays still, the results are normally pretty good.
Marine girl 1
So anyway, we end up with lots of shots of Wend's feet and a couple of me looking straight into the lens, but none of anything that isn't prepared to wait a few seconds while we fiddle with the focus (damn those fish and their sneaky swimming ways).
Marine boy 1
Said goodbye to Colm and Nicole in the evening as they had an early bus in the morning to the temples at Siem Reap. We've had a smashing time in their company (or 'grand', as they would say) and have vowed to stay in touch once we're all home.

High drama at bedtime as Wend spotted the biggest insect in Asia clinging to the mosquito net. Docile enough, and a fantastic bright green colour, the beast must have been 6 inches from his beady eyes to his bony backside.
big bug and wend
He was great. Especially as he had the decency to pose while we took his picture.

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