patlog: 150km Poipet to Siem Reap

Sometime back, I was reading some forums and ride reports frm some travel website about how rugged this 150km section was.. bikers taking 6 to 9 hours, encountering flood, collapse bridges.. pushing over narrow make-do planks.. Well, all this is history now.. the road will be ready for Hayabusa or even Goldwing soon.. Dirt bikers looking for a rugged road.. Sorry " too late.." look for another route.

the last bridge under construction here.. also about to complete. With only 30km of on-going road works, this 150km stretch Poipet to Siem Reap should be fully completed by year end.. (the latest) and I reckon only 2 hours is needed to clear this section.

extremely dusty conditions along this 30km stretch.. i'm prepared.. 'kia su' bought a dozen of this mask..

another bridge under construction..

traffic continue with road works on going..

running on compacted crusher-run.. could still do a reasonable speed.. at least they are not broken roads and potholes left idling or undone.. work in most of the sections are on-going..

Havoc starts after 100km of good roads.. another bridge about 80% completed.. using the old bridge to detour.. most of the old bridges are single carriage way.

see how flat, bare and undeveloped, the western side of Cambodia is.. so no way the roads can't be straight..

while I checked on the skilled worker at work..

he decided to check on my Baja light mesh..

stone carving statue for sale along the way..

travelled about 60km of real beautiful roads.. all the way straight like a ruler.. not exaggerating, it's straighter then Malaysian highway..

looks like it's just been tarred.. (for my arrival..)

another completed bridge on top.. being raised by 2 meters at least..

standing on the new concrete double carriage way bridge, looking across the old single lane metal bridge..

wow.. road is so good here..? oh yes it is for the next 100km only.. lots of new bridges completed..

thats the customs.. bout 500 mtrs frm the immigration.. here I produce my docs for the carnet.. the officer says carnet can only be done in the capital city.. oops..!! when I showed him an uneasy feeling bout it, he put a stamp on my LTA photocopy log card and says that is good enough.. next I ask him where to buy insurance, he says no such thing here.. not comfortable, I tried to look around but really can't find one.. hmmm, even Laos have an insurance booth which I paid only BHT180/ for a 10 days insurance.. so, i'm without a carnet and insurance.. while my Thai insurance bought for a 2 months coverage whn I first entered.. bht380. OK.. here I go without a carnet and insurance.