I just could not believe that I woke up at 8.30 a.m. – I slept nearly 12 hours!!! And Gerry was already up having his coffee! I was quite groggy from my long sleep but that was soon over when I was sipping my tea on our verandah………
When we finally made it to breakfast it was 9.30 am – it’s great just to do things leisurely! Our waiter who had served us last night and had received a generous tip from Gerry, came straight to us with a wide grin across his face – he showed us to a table and went to get us fresh coffee and fruit juice. I guess tipping well in the beginning ensures that you’re provided with excellent service!
I have not mentioned it earlier, but while we’ve been out in Thailand, Gerry received the news that his only surviving uncle passed away and today the family was holding the cremation service back in the Netherlands. So when I asked what Dutch people would be doing on a Monday morning, Gerry mentioned that some would be going to a funeral.
So after breakfast and in honour of “Oom Rob”, we went down to the beach to build a cairn in his memory – we didn’t find any rocks or pebbles but dried coral so we used that to make our memorial tower.
Going back to our bungalow we had a lovely walk through the gardens – so luscious and green! We also discovered a lovely Buddha statue sprawling on a rock just outside our bungalow as well as an interesting tree with strange roots
Back on the beach we found two chairs and a little table in de shade of the tree and that’s where we spent most of the day, watching other bathers who were also snorkelling and the boats coming and going with scuba divers.
This time I did go in for a swim and the sea was very enticing – both Gerry and I just felt relaxed floating in the warm sea.
It was quite a repetitive time we spent on the beach – swimming, watching the world go by, taking a stroll along the beach and drinking (and eating) fresh coconut!
Around 3pm we went up to the restaurant for some fresh fruit juice before we went up to our bungalow for a shower and to get ready to take the shuttle down to the main town.
All healthy liquid snacks and lunch!
Our shuttle left on time and actually it was quite crowded – once again Gerry and I sat in the cabin and at the last moment we had a young Spanish girl sitting between us. We tried to make conversation with her but she didn’t speak a word of English!! I was quite surprised that a young person is travelling so far and doesn’t have a second global language – I don’t think that Thai people speak Spanish……
Within 10 minutes we were back at the harbour were we arrived yesterday but this time it was not chaotic at all. We agreed with the driver that we would take the 9pm shuttle back to the resort together with some other guests. We then went for our walk around town which was quite busy. Every other shop was a diving school or a scooter rental and we had to look out for the scooters when just walking around the narrow streets !
Of course there were quite a number of seafood restaurants and Thai food. However, after a while Gerry decided he had a craving for vanilla ice cream! So we tried to find a coffee shop that would have ice cream – we came across Cafe Amazon ( which is a chain here in Thailand) but they only had pastries so we continued our search and on the main road we found an authentic Italian cafe…. And what did he have on his menu? Dame Blanche!! Just in time as Gerry was going cold turkey not having had a vanilla ice cream in a number of days!! Well I am not an ice cream fan so I opted for a Mojito – after all it was long gone cocktail time!!
Besides having excellent ice cream, this Italian cafe called Cafe del Sole, also had excellent WiFi and I could complete yesterday’s blog without too much hassle. Also finally I’ve managed to update my blog on my iPhone!!
As both Gerry and I were catching up with our social network, we decide to have dinner at this cafe / restaurant and we ended up having a super delicious meal. Apparently the owner is an authentic Italian from Napoli and we saw some tasty pasta dishes and pizza’s coming along. Anyway we choose a green salad, tenderloin steak for Gerry and a tuna steak for me! Well prepared and super delicious!
Well after dinner, it was time to make our way to the harbour where our shuttle was to pick us up. Some other guests were already waiting and not too long after, at exactly 9 pm, the pick up truck arrived.
Our drive was an easy one – no scooters on the road and certainly no cars!!! The road is wel lit especially the hairpin bends so we felt at ease! In no time we were back at the resort and we went straight to our bungalow where I now am finishing off my blog for today!
