Having been in Khao Lak for a week I am now fully scornful of all the sunburnt German tourists and am determined to try and become a local, apart from the obvious problem of not really looking Thai! I now remove my shoes before going into shops, restaurants and schools; I bow to most Thais that I meet and mumble something in the hope they will recognise my faltering attempts at their language; I have bought a fantastic pair of 'fisherman's pants' which are enormous trousers that you fold over, very cool; I only eat Thai food though I can't quite manage their spicy curries yet, and I have decided the only way to travel is either in the back of a pick up truck or by motorcycle! Yes, I managed a whole day on what was actually a moped without falling off and absolutely loved it, even if I didn't go any faster than 40 kmph. Unfortunately I've rather spoiled the rest of the attempt by getting quite sunburnt over the weekend but I'm hoping it will fade!
The weekend was absolutely fabulous: not content with the gorgeous beach in Khao Lak where I spend most evenings watching the sunset I spent the weekend beach hopping. First a day trip to the Similan Islands which are about an hour away by speedboat, white sand and turquoise waters and some of the most amazing fish I've ever seen (no Nemos though, I was devastated). Sadly I had to share this with more sunburnt Germans (see a theme here?!) so the view was rather marred. I was befriended by an Austrian couple who moaned from the minute we got on the boat to the minute they left it. But they made sure I didn't get left behind when we were snorkelling so I guess they had their uses!
On sunday I met my NBF Carolyn (a new volunteer from Bradford) and have now moved in with her in her nice bungalow in amongst the banana trees, sadly 10 minutes further away from the beach but made up for by the halving of price from the guesthouse I was staying in. Back to cold showers though! We hired motorbikes and set off to find Poseidon beach, in a secluded bay and nestled among rocks. Unfortunately we were greeted by...guess what...more sunburnt and topless Germans but managed to find a spot where the view wasn't impaired too much! We then 'zoomed' up a hill to find a waterfall, watched sunset from another beach and spent the evening eating curry with the Canadian family. Bliss...
N.B. As you have probably realised, the Germans are not high on my list of favourite people at the moment having been kept awake for most of the night by them partying in the bungalow next door! So if this post seems rather anti-German I do apologise and blame it on my lack of sleep, I'm sure I will be more complimentary tomorrow!
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