Some Photos of the Village of Chi Phat

A sign posting illegal logging of trees.

CBET restaurant and meeting place for tourists.

The two hour boat ride to Chi Phat from Orndong Toeuk bridge, where the bus drops from Phnom Penh.

My favorite breakfast: Cambodian banana rolled in rice and coated with honey, then wrapped in a banana leaf and roasted on the fire.

My Bungalo for two weeks while in Chi Phat, built by Mr. Vanak Tuy.

An outdoor kitchen and dining room, also built by Vanak.

A gift for the Chi Phat Commune Chief Mr. Meong Sophea.

This special rock is used as an altar to the river spirit.  It is said that this rock never floods, and so is called Thmor Orn Det (Floating Rock).  In Cambodian culture people believe that the river must own its spirit.  Legend has it that this altar was once the house of a local bride that got swept away in a heavy rain storm.