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The Pepy Ride!

I joined an organized ride sponsored by an international non-profit that raises money to support rural schools in Cambodia. It's called PEPY- Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself: http://www.pepyride.org I spent about a week with them, visited the school they built, and had an incredible time! We also did a lot of sightseeing and visted other non-profits working in Cambodia. Pepy is doing amazing work here, and I really felt like I made a difference. Thank you to all the amazing people I met on the trip for making it a memorable trip, and thank you Kevin and Emma for riding with me and taking some of the pictures posted here. Here's a link to a map of Cambodia: http://www.canbypublications.com/maps/camroad.htm
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Getting blessed by the monk before our trip in Phnom Pehn
Getting blessed by the monk before our trip in Phnom Pehn		 My turn to get a blessed bracelet
My turn to get a blessed bracelet		 The monk who built the temple and had been there almost 20 years
The monk who built the temple and had been there almost 20 years
Daniela- leader of our ride and the PEPY organization
Daniela- leader of our ride and the PEPY organization		 Typical NGO office...
Typical NGO office...		 Daniel tries out his bike
Daniel tries out his bike
The before shot...
The before shot...		 Riding out of Phnom Pehn
Riding out of Phnom Pehn		 The killing fields, where the Pol Pot regime executed over 20,000 Cambodian people
The killing fields, where the Pol Pot regime executed over 20,000 Cambodian people
Skulls recovered from the mass graves
Skulls recovered from the mass graves		 The memorial to the victims
The memorial to the victims		 Memorial to the victims
Memorial to the victims
Mass graves where victims were buried
Mass graves where victims were buried		 Pepy014.JPG
Pepy014.JPG		 Toul Sleng, or S21- a high school that was used by Pol Pot to torture victims
Toul Sleng, or S21- a high school that was used by Pol Pot to torture victims
On of rooms used to torture people into confessions or giving names of family members
On of rooms used to torture people into confessions or giving names of family members		 Each of the prisoners was photographed and documented- over 20,000
Each of the prisoners was photographed and documented- over 20,000		 Leg shakles
Leg shakles
The barbed wire was used to keep people in, or trying to jump to their deaths from the higher floors
The barbed wire was used to keep people in, or trying to jump to their deaths from the higher floors		 Pepy020.JPG
Pepy020.JPG		 Some of the people who worked at the prison for Pol Pot are still alive today- some of their stories were told on the signs
Some of the people who worked at the prison for Pol Pot are still alive today- some of their stories were told on the signs
Bridge crossing in rural Cambodia
Bridge crossing in rural Cambodia		 A common sight- clams dried in the sun are a popular snack (not for me though!)
A common sight- clams dried in the sun are a popular snack (not for me though!)		 Fresh sugar cane juice
Fresh sugar cane juice
Yum
Yum		 Fixing a flat, with lots of interested kids
Fixing a flat, with lots of interested kids		 Riding by the town dump- very scenic...
Riding by the town dump- very scenic...
Daniela having to get modest for a temple tour- just look at those shoulders!
Daniela having to get modest for a temple tour- just look at those shoulders!		 The silver pagoda and national palace in Phnom Pehn
The silver pagoda and national palace in Phnom Pehn		 Pepy030.JPG
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French influence...
French influence...		 Hot day, cool water
Hot day, cool water		 Ahhhhhh
Ahhhhhh
Kevin and Daniela - friends from school
Kevin and Daniela - friends from school		 Delicious food, as usual!
Delicious food, as usual!		 One of the many victims of land mines or unexploded ordinance
One of the many victims of land mines or unexploded ordinance
Busy street near our hotel in Phnom Pehn
Busy street near our hotel in Phnom Pehn		 Loading the bikes up for our escape from the city
Loading the bikes up for our escape from the city		 Creepy hotel in Kompong Cham, north of Phnom Pehn
Creepy hotel in Kompong Cham, north of Phnom Pehn
Flourescent lights, very welcoming
Flourescent lights, very welcoming		 Bathroom
Bathroom		 Welcoming rabit at the nicest hotel in town
Welcoming rabit at the nicest hotel in town
Getting ready for our 90km ride
Getting ready for our 90km ride		 Ouch! The sun is very hot!
Ouch! The sun is very hot!		 Main source of refrigeration in rural Cambodia- ice delivery
Main source of refrigeration in rural Cambodia- ice delivery
Ice delivery man...
Ice delivery man...		 Moto- chicken express
Moto- chicken express		 Me, ridin
Me, ridin
Rural roads
Rural roads		 Daniela and Kevin
Daniela and Kevin		 Emma in rural traffic
Emma in rural traffic
Cows
Cows		 Pepy053.JPG
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Lucky- one of the top Cambodian cyclists
Lucky- one of the top Cambodian cyclists		 Lucky is out of control!
Lucky is out of control!		 Me
Me
Me on the bridge
Me on the bridge		 Me and Emma
Me and Emma		 Caroline and Emma on the bridge
Caroline and Emma on the bridge
View from one of the few hills along the way
View from one of the few hills along the way		 Emma is a kid magnet
Emma is a kid magnet		 Riding along the Mekong
Riding along the Mekong
Stopping for more sugar cane juice
Stopping for more sugar cane juice		 Shade...
Shade...		 Chillin...
Chillin...
Kevin and Daniela arrive
Kevin and Daniela arrive		 Riding to the river ferry to cross the Mekong between Kompong Cham and Kratie
Riding to the river ferry to cross the Mekong between Kompong Cham and Kratie		 Ferry
Ferry
Me boarding the ferry
Me boarding the ferry		 All our bikes
All our bikes		 Pepy072.JPG
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The other ferry
The other ferry		 Emma with two Muslim girls
Emma with two Muslim girls		 Pepy075.JPG
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Pepy076.JPG		 Life along and in the Mekong
Life along and in the Mekong		 Pepy078.JPG
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Kids in the river
Kids in the river		 Pepy080.JPG
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Heading out again
Heading out again		 Pepy083.JPG
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Pepy085.JPG		 Muslim village
Muslim village		 Pepy087.JPG
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Pepy088.JPG		 Kids everywhere- every minute we hears shouts of hello from every direction
Kids everywhere- every minute we hears shouts of "hello" from every direction		 The matriarch
The matriarch
Cooling off in the shade
Cooling off in the shade		 Ride widening project
Ride widening project		 Tributary to the Mekong
Tributary to the Mekong
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Pepy094.JPG		 Pepy095.JPG
Pepy095.JPG		 Corn drying in the sun
Corn drying in the sun
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Pepy097.JPG		 Typical traffic
Typical traffic		 Pepy099.JPG
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End of the ride- a lift the last 35km to Kratie
End of the ride- a lift the last 35km to Kratie		 Survivors of the ride... a bit dirty!
Survivors of the ride... a bit dirty!		 Sunset over the Mekong
Sunset over the Mekong
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Pepy103.JPG		 Brenda sports her 'cupping' marks...
Brenda sports her 'cupping' marks...		 The Pepy school 25km south of Stung Treng
The Pepy school 25km south of Stung Treng
Pepy raised the money to build the secondary school, so the kids would not have to go to the city
Pepy raised the money to build the secondary school, so the kids would not have to go to the city		 Bringing supplies
Bringing supplies		 Pepy108.JPG
Pepy108.JPG
Pepy also bought the students bikes so they can ride to school
Pepy also bought the students bikes so they can ride to school		 After a year, they needed some work, so we spent a couple of days fixing bikes
After a year, they needed some work, so we spent a couple of days fixing bikes		 Adorable and friendly school kids
Adorable and friendly school kids
Bikes in front of the school
Bikes in front of the school		 Weaving cord for the bike shelter
Weaving cord for the bike shelter		 We had lots of young helpers
We had lots of young helpers
Actually, we wound up helping them most of the time- they just needed the parts!
Actually, we wound up helping them most of the time- they just needed the parts!		 Pepy116.JPG
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Pepy119.JPG		 Working on the bike shelter
Working on the bike shelter
Kevin takes a break an tries some soccer action
Kevin takes a break an tries some soccer action		 The bikes are very important to the kids
The bikes are very important to the kids		 Lucky with the bikes
Lucky with the bikes
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Pepy124.JPG		 Starting young...
Starting young...		 Pepy126.JPG
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Pepy128.JPG		 Riding home
Riding home
Market square in Stung Treng
Market square in Stung Treng		 One of the nicest hotels in town- $15 a night
One of the nicest hotels in town- $15 a night		 Candle light dinner at a center that helps train young cambodians in the tourism industry
Candle light dinner at a center that helps train young cambodians in the tourism industry
Fresh fish from the Mekong
Fresh fish from the Mekong		 A silk weaving center
A silk weaving center		 Silk looms- it takes 1-2 weeks just to set the loom up
Silk looms- it takes 1-2 weeks just to set the loom up
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Pepy137.JPG		 Weaving
Weaving
Silk worms feeding
Silk worms feeding		 Boiling the silk cocoons
Boiling the silk cocoons		 Fixing bikes again! It takes about half an hour to fix a flat because the wheels are bolted on...
Fixing bikes again! It takes about half an hour to fix a flat because the wheels are bolted on...
Helpers
Helpers		 Pepy143.JPG
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My ace team...
My ace team...		 Pepy146.JPG
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g3/57/393457/3/95093011.8hRcELDw.jpg Taking a break down by the river
Taking a break down by the river		 Pepy150.JPG
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Pepy155.JPG		 Presents from the Orioles
Presents from the Orioles
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Pepy157.JPG		 The water filters that provide clean drinking water to reduce illness and absenteeism
The water filters that provide clean drinking water to reduce illness and absenteeism		 Fun time!
Fun time!
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Pepy163.JPG		 Showing their art projects
Showing their art projects		 The completed shelter
The completed shelter
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My number one bike helper
My number one bike helper		 Pepy170.JPG
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Me and the crew
Me and the crew		 Pepy176.JPG
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Pepy181.JPG		 Pepy182.JPG
Pepy182.JPG		 Field trip for the 9th graders to a Cambodian run NGO- CRDT Cambodian Rural Development Team
Field trip for the 9th graders to a Cambodian run NGO- CRDT Cambodian Rural Development Team
Lunch with the teens
Lunch with the teens		 We went to see the endangered Mekong River freshwater dolphins
We went to see the endangered Mekong River freshwater dolphins		 On the boat in the Mekong, about 15km north of Kratie
On the boat in the Mekong, about 15km north of Kratie
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Pepy187.JPG		 There's one!
There's one!		 The endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin
The endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin
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Pepy190.JPG		 Close up
Close up		 Going for a swim in the Mekong
Going for a swim in the Mekong
A parting present from my partner for the day
A parting present from my partner for the day		 Pepy194.JPG
Pepy194.JPG		 Fisherman on the productive Mekong
Fisherman on the productive Mekong
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Me on the Mekong
Me on the Mekong		 Last group shot- thank you Pepy voluntourists!
Last group shot- thank you Pepy voluntourists!		 Pepy201.JPG
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Pepy203.JPG		 Dolphins at sunset
Dolphins at sunset
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