Day 46 – 48

06.08.23 – 08.08.23

I’ve had a pretty quiet few days. 

My new room is still smell free, result! 

It’s been nice to wander down to the ‘Last Fisherman’ for a smoothie and to enjoy both the view & the breeze. 

I walked back today in the sunshine and desperately needed to get in the pool to cool off. It was pretty busy today with most of the loungers taken so I ended up over by the kids play area, not a problem, or so I thought! 

I walked into the pool by the big red Mushroom 🍄 thing. 

Who in their right fucking mind thinks that building a pool with white marble tiles and adding white fucking steps, that become invisible in the water is a good idea?? I’ll tell you who, a sadist, that’s who! 

Suffice to say that both my entry and exit from the pool were less than elegant! 🙄🤦‍♀️ 

Happy Hour was very welcome today! 

I had dinner at a little Indian Restaurant by the hotel, not fancy but it had good reviews. 

My dinner was yummy, but too much and I couldn’t eat all of it. 

Home to continue reading my book. 😍

I think today I’m going to get a Longtail Boat to Railay Beach, which takes around 15 mins and is the only way to reach Railay. 

I have breakfast then start to walk towards the beach to get a ticket, to be honest the weather looks a little dicey, very dark clouds out at sea, I have a little rethink and decide to go another day and instead jump on the local bus to the other Ao Nang Beach, Ao Nang Landmark Beach. You can walk it but the bus is 20baht! 

By the time I get there the storm clouds are getting darker and closer, so I have a quick wander than duck into a coffee place just as the rain slams into the beach. 

I would not like to be on a Longtail boat in this! 

The winds that precede the rain are so intense and strong.

I wait out the rain for around 30 minutes then walk back round to the other beach, it’s still a little drizzly and grey. I stop at a nice little place by the hotel for a smoothie, Pineapple, banana and mint, it looks very fancy, but I’m not sure if I like it, it’s very icy 😬 I’m hot so I drink a fair bit of it. 

I’m not sure if it’s the smoothie or the little bit of coffee I had earlier or drinking these things on an empty stomach? but something doesn’t really agree with me 😳☹️  I go back to the hotel and spend the rest of the day there. It’s not as bad as it sounds, the weather had changed again and it was really stormy ⛈️ my balcony is somewhat protected when the rain is coming in from the sea, so I just relaxed there, watching the storm and finally finished my book!! 😍

I’ve been in Thailand for nearly 7 weeks and I’ve had very few issues with upset tummy’s or any other sort of discomfort. But I’ve now had a couple of upset tummy’s whilst here in Ao Nang, and I’m also having ongoing stiffness and pain in my neck, nothing terrible but just annoying. Fingers crossed it all does one before Rebecca, Chris & Anita get here! 🙏🤞🤞

It’s so strange but I’m staying in a larger resort, with lots more people but it doesn’t feel as easy to talk to people here as it did in Chiang Mai. The staff are fabulous, and are extremely friendly and helpful but the guests seem to keep to themselves more. 

The weather here is also a lot more unsettled than it was up North, although it rained it was usually late in the afternoon for an hour or so, maybe in the evening. Yesterdays bad weather lasted most of the day. Hopefully this will also do one before Rebecca, Chris & Anita get here! 😂 Although once we are all together I won’t really care about the weather! We can play cards, dice games, catch up and just Hang Out!! ❤️❤️❤️

That’s all for now guys. 

Book Read 20

My Father’s House. Joseph O’Connor. Absolutely brilliant. I loved this book. It’s based on real people and events in Rome during the Nazi Occupation. Highly recommend. 

This author also wrote Star of the Sea. Which I loved. 

Thank you Tracey. ❤️❤️