Thanks and Goodbye to Elder and Sister Powell

23 March 2015

Mark Twain said, “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”  Elder and Sister Powell became our very good friends as we traveled with them throughout Cambodia. This morning we picked them up at their hotel and took them to the airport. We said good bye for now, but it is more of a "'Til We Meet Again" departure. We were glad we would not be traveling today.

We had a few errands to run. Our pantry and refrigerator were pretty bare, so we stopped at two different stores for a few groceries. At Lucky's we picked up some croissants and pastries along with fresh meat and some produce and boxes of milk (the closed process variety that does not require refrigeration). Chicken and pork chops were $8 a pound. Beef is $15. The bananas we find here are about finger size. The mangos here are sweet and juicy and taste wonderful. We stopped at Thai Huot on the way home to pick up a few boxes of cereal. We were able to find Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Shredded Wheat, Honey Bunches of Oats, Blueberry Morning and something called Weet-Bix Bites (from Australia). Thai Huot was cheaper than Lucky's, but the cereals were still $6-$8 a box.  After spending the afternoon at the office, we were glad to be back in our apartment, eating dinner at home, getting laundry done.