A 4.30 alarm and wake up call had us all buzzing for our first Cambodian sunrise of the trip. Adam and Marie picked us up with our guide, Rith, at 5 am where we were taken to our mini-bus to Angkor Wat Temple.
Unfortunately the clouds were looming but we still got some great footage during our tour of the amazingly beautiful temple, which even the most extravagant of adjectives cannot begin to describe.
After the tour, we settled down to a buffet breakfast back at the hotel before heading to our next destination the Bayon Temple. After an elephant ride around the outskirts of the temple we were lead by our guide through the temple.
The pictures carved in the walls told amazing stories; each corner we turned to led to tales more interesting than the last, as hard as that seemed.
A quick break back at the hotel was followed by lunch at another cambodian restaurant after which we all jumped back into the min-van to our major destination of the day, the Green Gecko Project.
We were greeted by Claire, a Melbournian who's been the development manager of the project for two years.
The Green Gecko Project houses and schools 60 street kids and orphans who once roamed the streets of Siem Reap.
There was a brief introduction before we all got stuck in with assisting the children with reading, writing and colouring books as well as sitting in on lessons such as art and science.
It wasn't long before a guitar was brought out and a sing-a-long was started thanks to the musical stylings of Sue Foley.
The kids absolutely loved it and when our voices started to crack we decided to head outside and play some sports with them.
Volleyball, Soccer and Basketball were thoroughly enjoyed while James managed to acquire himself a miniature photography/cinematography protege.
We finished the day with an interview with Claire and headed back to the hotel for another quick rest before dinner.
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