And here we are exploring Tonlé Sap, after a hearty meal at Mr Buntha Long's house in Kâmpóng Khleang...
Stilt house border the lake's shores...
The water of the lake is rich with alluvial silt...
And that gives it a distinctly muddy feel...
An "island" of water hyacinth...
Moving away from civilization!
Tonlé Sap literally means great lake. The fresh-water lake is immense and is connected to the legendary Mekong River through the 120 kilometre long Tonlé Sap River, Together they form the central part of a complex natural hydrological system, or the Cambodian floodplain which supports natural and agricultural habitats that the Mekong replenishes with water and sediments annually...
The river-lake system here is unique, a wonder of Nature...
There are annual and seasonal fluctuations in the volume of the Mekong's flow, and the Tonlé Sap river-lake system acts as a reservoir holding excess water or supplementing any shortfall. This makes the Tonlé Sap river a unique bi-directional river...
The clouds are incredibly beautiful...
Formidable skies...
And we head back...
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