Thursday, 16 June 2016

Khmer New Year staycation and visit to see the animals

Happy Khmer New Year!

A little slice of luxury, some late night swims, fun nights out with old and new friends and joining in the celebrations kept me nicely chilled over the festivities....



"We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we'll also have a lot more joy in living." - Thich Nhat Hanh

On one of the days we headed out to ACCB wildlife center to hear about the animals they have rescued there...


They had a lot of birds...







Including a rare sort of peacock..




"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation." - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A few types of monkeys in enclosures and the the surrounding forest...





Some of the baby monkeys were tiny and played in and outside of the enclosure.


"Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life." - Douglas Coupland


They also had two sleepy leopard cats

And a massive monitor lizard...


And an areas where they were breeding tortoises.

The work they are doing sounds great and its definitely worth a visit if you are up at Kbal Spean, for me the enclosures were a little small, but they did say they were working on extending their space.

A great trip and a relaxing week!

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