It isn't easy getting construction supplies delivered in the middle of Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, but with enough persistence we sometimes succeed.

🚧 A Soon-To-Be-House 👷

     Trenches have been dug for the footers and foundation of our soon-to-be new home, and it's exciting to see the progress and imagine sleeping under a non-leaky roof that has no risk of flying off the house in a strong wind. The cabin is a pretty solid structure, and that's what we're living in now, but the little brick home we were staying in has a terrible roof and many other problems.

     Lately we have been receiving orders from different parts of the country according to the cheapest price versus transport costs. The bricks were delivered a few weeks ago, and now we have rebar, floor tiles, and cement now on site. There were a bunch of odds and ends delivered on this truck, even a toilet and sink for our cabin bathroom renovation project.

🛺 Diesel Misfortunes x2 🚚

     The wife and I made our typical 90km roundtrip to the nearest town in the tuk-tuk and smelt diesel on the way home. After arriving home I discovered a small leak in a fuel line I have already replaced once before. Seems it subject to more vibration and heat than the other hoses, so I guess I can just plan on replacing this part once a year from now on out.

     We have already ordered a replacement fuel line from the Piaggio dealer in the capital, and it will probably arrive within a few days, so the tuk-tuk is grounded until then. In addition to our misfortune the driver of the gravel delivery truck broke a coolant hose on his truck, but he was able to source parts in a nearby village because it was a very common rubber hose. Mechanical problems are no joke around here with no sizable towns for hours in all directions, and almost no homes or businesses in between the two outpost towns roughly 120km apart.

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