Koh Lanta Day 3

Woke up this morning and looked out the doors (from our bed) to see mummy cow and her calf eating the hedge that surrounds the pool and then having a drink (out of the pool).  Lucky there are steps up to the pool otherwise they'll be wanting a swim next.




The house sits alone at the end of a street (of sorts) in the middle of a coconut farm.  The beach is a 10 minute walk along a dirt track looking across from the pool.  The beach is Klong Khong and if you walk a further 5 minutes up the beach from our entry point there are many typical Thai beach restaurants and accommodation places.  The beach directly in front of us is not ideal for swimming as it is at the end of Klong Khong but further up near the restaurants it is beautiful and clear and a lovely long beach for walking.

Walking up Klong Khong Beach in the evening

We wandered up the beach last night to pick a restaurant for dinner.  Thailand is blessed with many beautiful spots located on the beach to appreciate the soothing and romantic ambience of overlooking the ocean.

As you can see Jim has arrived safely in Thailand and slotted back into his normal routine of lying on the lounge.  It is nice to have him back lounge lizard and all.  I shouldn't complain he says he didn't miss my habit of needing to find toilets where ever we are - oh well!!!!





We have hired a scooter for the week - so cheap at only 200 Thai Baht a day = $7.35
Koh Lanta is a small rustic island, what you'd expect a Thai island to be a few decades ago.  It is very quiet so Jim feels comfortable tootling along on the country roads and I am more than happy to be a passenger, so much for my car park scooter training in Florence.

Yesterday we drove down the coast from here to the tip ending at the National Park.  Stopping at some scenic spots along the way for morning tea, lunch and a swim (and of course the odd toilet stop).

Driving into a village along the way, the sign read 'slow down to 50' we hadn't driven over 40 by this time and had been riding around for over half an hour so we were safe in not getting a speeding ticket.





Today's plan is to ride north to check out the beaches and neighbourhood.  We might even have a  massage today - I won't tell you how many I've had over the past two months.  Had yummy toasted muesli, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast at one of the cafes on the main road (the only main road of the island) this morning followed by a cafe latte - the best of everything, what more could you ask for.  Winning lotto perhaps to help ease us back into a life of reality which will soon be upon us.

I'll blog again before we leave here on Saturday.  We'll also load our Thailand photos on Flicker this afternoon so don't forget to check later.