Monday, 19 January 2009

Cruising with Con

Far from the minus 43 degrees of home - Con's birthday cruise

If you come to Cambodia, a boat trip out on the Mekong is a must. We've done this many times now - and Con's birthday was more than enough reason to cruise gently on the waters of this great river.

Con and his wife Kate come from Winnipeg, Canada. Con is a bee-keeper and Kate is a teacher. They have perfected the Ontario winter escape, coming each year now to Cambodia for over three months to bring their skills to this nation. Kate is teaching Asian Outreach staff on grammar and other English delights and upskilling the admin area. Con brings his bee-keeping skills here and trains in agriculture development.

Cambodia is wide open to folk like this - the baby-boomer generation with so much to offer, so much to give.

Yes - sad but true. Con and I were the only blokes on board - most of this table-load are Kiwis including Helen (left front - Aucklander, teaching English in Hagar) and Kate (front right - Wellingtonian teaching in kids school for two years here).

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