Real local Cambodian living around Kratie, plus Irrawaddy Dolphins

Somewhat better photos of dolphins (compared to Laos), but what we found really interesting was Cambodian weekend life.

 

Welcome to Kratie, a Cambodian town on the wide Mekong

 

A human handtruck--carrying 7 cases of ABC Extra Stout beer--impressive, but probably not so great for the back

 

Just outside of Kratie, locals enjoy these thatched roof shacks on the river as they get a massage from rapids on the Mekong

 

A kid delivers food

 

Inside the huts are hamocks and mats to rent

 

The current of the Mekong is giving me a back massage here… it was stronger than I thought!

 

D&G brand awareness. Everyone unknowingly wears ripoff designer wear in rural SE Asia

 

the bustling "boardwalk" of the straw huts

 

Monks and others return after a relaxing day in the huts on the Mekong

 

A local family docks with a cement block for the guide to look around

 

Irrawaddy dolphin near Kratie, Cambodia

 

Lina personifies her mango seed with spiked "hair"

 

sunset colors over the Mekong

 

This family got here too late for a boat, but we showed them what we could from the pictures I took

 

sunset from a monastery

 

statues of monks in procession gathering alms line the stairway to the monastery

 

sunset behind a shrine to Buddha

 

load up the van!

 

You can fit anything into a minivan. Having the motorbike like this increases the human capacity of the vehicle

More Kratie

For advice on backpacking Northern Cambodia, read our tips for traveling in Kratie.

What did you think of the dolphin pictures? Not very impressive, huh? Let us know in the comments!