Kratie -17 / 20th February

After a bus journey that took us all day we have arrived in Kratie in eastern Cambodia.  This town would not be on the map if it wasn't for the famous Irrawaddy dolphins who live  in this area of the Mekong, they are often spotted when they feed  at sunrise and sunset ..

Irrawaddy dolphin

Irrawaddy dolphin 

Our evening visit to their pools was really successful and we had numerous sightings of them both singly and in small pods.

This was only a very short stopover but we did have time to visit the nearby town of Chhlong where there are some impressive remains of the French colonial architecture.

We had a wander around the market and went into a riverside tea-house to quench our thirst and this turned out to have spectacular views.

Mary silenced by the view !!

The view

We had really poor WiFi at Kratie and were to set off the next day hoping for better  at our next stop.