Today, Wednesday, an early start in matching t-shirts.. The governor is expected today and as we get to the site everything is in full swing. All the locals (incl the ones normally working on site) are wearing the matching t-shirts and are running around getting everything ready. Set ups are being completed, food is being cooked and everyone is beaming. The governor is expected at 11am and the team helps straighten out our headquarters as this is also where the governor will be having lunch.
We head out with Caitlin for a short stint at surveying before returning to help with the set up, take photos and generally stand in the way. As expected the governor arrives an hour late, but brings along his whole entourage. He visits the learning centre and seems to be genuinely interested in the project and the area's history. He settles in for lunch and around 2pm leaves the area. Below you'll see a short video of his arrival and to the right some photos as well.
We get an early mark today and Nigel organises for a songtao to takes us into town so that we can visit the open air museum of a previous excavation site, followed by a museum visit and finally the Angkor temple in town. Photos can all be found on the right hand side.
In the eve we have a group dinner where Nigel tells us the governor's visit went really well, and he is very keen to ensure that the the learning centre/museum which will be built on site actually happens, and of course he had a thing or two to say about what the actual size etc should be ;o)
A couple of drinks and an early night in tonight, as everyone's quite exhausted ...
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