| Sihanoukville is a sleepy beach town in Cambodia | | | | This particular metaphysical yoga comes in the |
| on the Gulf of Thailand. In December, the beach is | | | | form of lightning. Lots of it. |
| a great place to watch Mother Nature do her | | | | Starting around nine in the evening, the sky |
| thing in spectacular fashion. | | | | becomes a cascade of rolling thunder and bolts of |
| Sihanoukville | | | | blazing light. The entire show takes place maybe |
| Named after a Cambodian King, Sihanoukville isn't | | | | twenty miles or so offshore, so you get all of the |
| easy to get to, but it is worth the hassle. If | | | | effect without the risk. |
| you're coming from Thailand, the best choice is to | | | | The best place to watch Mother Nature do her |
| cross the border at Koh Kong and grab a boat to | | | | thing is Ochheuteal Beach. The beach is long and |
| Sihanoukville. The boat takes roughly four hours, | | | | narrow, but lined with little restaurants. The tables |
| but beats taking on Cambodian roads, which are | | | | for these restaurants consist of small footstools |
| pure hell. If you're coming from any location inside | | | | sitting between to beach chairs next to the |
| of Cambodia, try to get to the major highway | | | | water. The food is good and you won't find a |
| between Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville as it is the | | | | better seat in the house for the light show. |
| only road without potholes, missing bridges, etc. | | | | The light show is incredibly captivating. The entire |
| Sihanoukville bends up and around a point of land | | | | sky will light up in one blast to then be followed |
| on the Gulf of Thailand. The town can best be | | | | by a trail of lightning strikes moving across the |
| described as being like a beach resort in Thailand | | | | sky. To enhance the impact, the restaurants have |
| sans the tourist masses. Rooms on the beach will | | | | a habit of playing music. As the show progresses, |
| set you back five to 10 dollars a night, which isn't | | | | one starts to get the feeling the lightning is |
| much to watch a spectacular light show. | | | | happening in synchronicity with the music. |
| Mother nature has a habit of burning off excess | | | | Hey, maybe Mother Nature likes Pink Floyd! |
| energy in the Gulf of Thailand every December. | | | | |