The majority of time we have spent here right on the beach.
Lucy and Fiona have found some nice friends to play with - and are busy the whole day running back and forth from the beach to our wooden bungalows, only interupted by the occasional snack on the beach or swim in the sea.
In the meantime, Sabine and I finished one book after another and had a few more massages on the beach:
We only sporadically ventured out further away from "our" beach. Some highlights of these trips were:
Taking a "local taxi" to the next town. These taxis are basically reconfigurated pick-up trucks with two benches, opposite each other, in the back for passengers. The rear end where you enter and exit is open all the time, which makes for some excitement whenever the driver brakes abruptly. The money that was saved on safety and general ride comfort seems to have been put into some rather fanzy lights though...
We visited a number of markets with all their stalls for local produce, craft and food. Yesterday, for example, a Thai couple who work here on the beach invited us along in their car to visit the annual food festival in Nathon, which is the town on the island where most ferries arrive.
Some rather different local food awaited us - and not a hamburger or bratwurst stall in sight:
We were most impressed by some of the delicate carvings that local people created out of melons and other fruit:
Quite amazing...
Another day to go here on the island, and then we are off to Bangkok for our final stop on this big trip before heading back to London.
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