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Part 3
Time Travel
From Kratie down, the Mekong widens to the vast, slow-flowing entity that it will be until reaching the sea as it winds through hundreds of kilometers of typical rural Cambodia. This is Mark Twain's 19th century Mississippi. Boys and girls swim along the river banks, women wash clothes, cows and horses bathe, fisherman toss nets and interesting characters abound. At Kompong Cham, the river passes through Cambodia's most densely populated rural region. Fields and orchards crowd both banks. Crudely made bridges, including Cambodia's longest bamboo bridge, cross from bank to island. The Silk Islands, a bit further downstream, consist of three clustered islands. Cambodia's most popular river beach is located on the northern most tip of the largest island. Thatched bamboo huts are set up in the water, the perfect place for a picnic and swim. The smallest island, because of seasonal floods, isn't populated. The two main islands, however, are populated with a number of villages, schools, farms and temples. This is one of the friendliest places in Cambodia. Famous for its silk products, almost every household on the two islands owns at least one loom. Many of the scarves, dresses and suits available at the markets in Phnom Penh are produced on the Silk Islands. Continue to Part 4.
From the Silk Islands
Sunset on the Mekong River
A popular river beach
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