Bus out of Cambodia

Bus out of Cambodia
Originally uploaded by JonathanTheMan.

Again, the warning signs were all there - the bus had a broken windscreen, a smacked up front bumper, a missing rear bumper, massive holes in the exhaust, most of the seats were broken and torn and it was covered in mud. But hey, the tickets were just $12. Big mistake. By the end of the 8 hour trip to the border (for 140kms!) everyone was plastered with red dust, Tania had a faceful of mud from a 4wd going the other way, I had a graze on my head from where I hit the ceiling of the bus (I hadn't yet learnt to hold onto the seats in front) and we both needed attention from a physio. I've never seen a "national highway" like it. And apparently it is not a bad road for Cambodia.