Tonlé Sap is the largest lake in South Asia. When I was last here in October 2009 it was the monsoon season and the lake size was 6,200 sq miles. Now that is it the dry season the size has shrunk to 1,000 sq miles. It has been designated an UNESCO biosphere. It is very unusual because it reverses it's flow twice a year. From draining into the Mekong River at Phnom Penh during the dry season it backs up in the rainy season to form this Great Lake.
Posing in setting sun...
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Sunset on Lake Tonlé Sap.
This little guy's Mum was expecting a $ from people who took his photo.
Sun beginning to set.
Home and workplace...
A home on the Lake.
A home.
A home in the lake. These treetops were all that was visible of the trees in the wet season when the water level rises several meters.
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Construction worker's home.
These boats usually crewed by ladies travel about to the floating homes and to boats moored in the lake selling provisions. Think mobile van/shop!
Fishermen.
These long tailed boats whizz about transferring people from place to place... Think Gondola in Venice!
One of the many boats which take tourists on trips to see the Floating Villages.
John and Liz and Maureen and I setting out for our sunset cruise.
The drop in water level is evident everywhere at this time of the year.
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