Anyway we started the day off around 830 or so heading down for the buffet breakfast in the hotel. We got our things packed and checked out, putting our bags in storage till our bus ride. We decided to rent motorbikes today so we could check out the other beaches in Sihanoukville. We got the bikes around 930 or so and filled them up at the nearest gas station. Our first stop was otres beach which is right next to the beach by our hotel so we figured it would be easy to find. Well after a few dirt roads with cows and some dead ends we decided to use my phones GPS. We finally made it to the beach around 10. Otres beach was very similar there were lots of restaurants nearly touching the water.
My dad and I decided to take a walk down the beach and a quick swim. After we walked to the other side if the beach where we discovered a small shack with a sign saying "the ultimate Flyboarding experience". We had read about this on tripadvisor and it was the number one rated activity. Even though I had no clue what it was my dad convinced me to give it a shot. For those who don't know what Flyboarding is, google it, I'll try to explain it quick but it's easier just to see it. Basically it's a skateboard with bindings for your feet and a hose that is attached to the jetski's jet so that the water shoots out and you can fly above the water on the board. I had no idea really about what it was when I decided to try it.
The shop was owned by two French brothers and after I said I wanted to try the Flyboarding they gave me "training" on the beach for 5 minutes. However I would hardly call it training! I had no idea what the guy was saying with his thick French accent! All I could hear was him saying "Okay my friend" after every sentence so I just nodded my head and went with it. Before we went to the water he told me "don't go to close to ze jetski" otherwise I could fall on the jetski instead of the water and get really hurt.
After the training we got I. The water and I got strapped in to the flyboard. Once I was in he had me float on my back and steer the jetski out away from the shore. Since the jet comes out of the board the jetski gets pulled along wherever it goes, the only control he has on the jetski is the throttle which controls the rate of water coming out of the boards jets which effects how high off the water you get. Once we were far enough out he told me to flip onto my belly and we would begin.
My first time trying to get out if the water failed miserably! My knees were bent which made me fall back in the second I got out of the water. The next time I tried he told me to keep my legs straight. This time I got out! But I was very wobbly and unstable. My success didn't last too long and I fell backwards toward the water and hit my back on the water hard, it hurt like hell! I remembered from the training he said something about diving in if I started falling. Next time I started to fall I turned and dived in and I didn't hurt at all. After a few minutes I got the hang of it and was able to fly around with ease. It was so freaking awesome!! It was like wearing an ironman suit and being able to fly around the water. I went for around 20 minutes or so (which was plenty because I was exhausted!).
After we got back to shore I found out that the flyboard was invented at the end of 2011 so it's only been around for like 2 years! Apparently it was invented by this French jetski champion. If you ever get a chance to try it I highly recommend it!
After the Flyboarding we decided to head to victory which was about 10 miles away. On the way there we drove down monkey road, which as you might have guessed, was FILLED WITH MONKEYS!
They were so cute and awesome! I really wanted to steal one and bring it home but I settled for feeding them. The shop on the street sold peanuts so we handed them out to the monkeys. They were so adorable! They would come up and grab your hand and take the peanuts out and eat them!
After playing with the monkeys for 30 minutes or so we continued on our way to Victory beach. The beach was similar to the others but less crowded. We needed up eating at one of the restaurants near the beach. The food was alright but nothing too special. We stayed at the beach and enjoyed our last day in paradise.
We left around 4 to go to the hotel pool and hang out there for an hour or so before we showered and got dressed. We decided to go to a nearby restaurant called Mc Guinness restaurant which was run by an Irish man and his Cambodian wife. I had the ribs and they were amazing! The meat fell right off the bone. After dinner we made our way back to the hotel and waited for the bus to take us to Siem Reap, since it was an overnight bus I'll write about it in my next blog. But I'll give you a hint THE BUS WAS AWFUL!! I'll try to get my next blog up soon, thanks for reading!
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