Another cloudy day

Nothing much happening here, will post some pictures that will hopefully be mood enhancing. Will be able to do more once we've bought the notebook in Bangkok.

After the Storm

It's been very cloudy today so most of the day has been spent reading in the hammock on the beach. Bliss! In the late afternoon the heaviest storm so far came over us. Hopefully it will be bright tomorrow.
Yesterday was mostly spent in bed, we had dinner with the Finns Susanna and Ollie (a great couple) on Monday and I thought it would be a bit more to drink than usual and alas it sure was. We had dinner first in an unpretentious Thai place and the food was as expected superb. After dinner we went and bought some drinks and went to the beach and watched an amazing thunderstorm out to sea. It was calm on the beach for a while but in a split second a ferocious wind came in and a massive black cloud was coming closer. We ran for our bungalow and got there in the nick of time before it started poring down and the storm we had been watching was now over us. We could still sit on the terrace and did so until, to our surprise, it was five o'clock in the morning. We woke up the next morning and felt very rough. Outside it really looked like the morning after the storm. The tide was out like never before and the rocks that are usually covered with water where now full of local Thai people collecting clams or such things. Big coconuts where lying everywhere along with branches from the palm trees. In fact we hear coconuts falling all the time. Wouldn't want one of those falling on my head. The electricity was out all day as well so our room was like a sauna. Not what you want when you have a hangover.
Was thinking about taking a kayak out today to this beautiful small inhabited (well by humans anyway) island just of the coast but the sea was too rough.
Only four more full days hear, could stay for months though. So peaceful and quiet. But I am now looking forward to exploring the other countries as well.

Fourth week on Koh Chang

Previously....

My last day at work in London went fine, left to go home and pack for my trip. I felt very strange, like I had no idea where life would take me. Trevor was out with friends so I was all alone. All I knew was I was going on this 4 month trip around South East Asia.. I had no job, no flat, nothing. I did not know what would happen after and it scared me a bit. Left for Bangkok on Monday morning via Dubai and Brunei. In Brunei there was a swine flu scare and we had to be screened along with everyone on the plane. One guy had a temperature so we all had to quarantined at the airport. Hot, humid room with children screaming and people being very tired, frustrated and angry. We were finally released after 6 hours but had by then missed our connecting flight to Bangkok. It was four in the afternoon and the next flight was at five in the afternoon the following day. Had to stay in a boring hotel for the night. Could not wait to get out of there. Will most likely not go back to Brunei. Arrived in Bangkok, hot like a saucepan and humid like a steam sauna. Coming in to the city is mad, it looks and feels in a way like a New York Pin Ball game. Skyscrapers and flashing light everywhere. People lying on the ground sleeping and begging and a lot a lot of Westerners. That said I had a lovely albeit hot and sweaty day there. Got to Koh Chang, wasn't really enjoying myself. Wondered how I was going to stand the heat for 4 months. Was longing for a nice cool month in May by the Med.


I haven't done much today, in fact I haven't done much for the last few weeks.
Wake up, listen to the waves, breakfast, lounge on the beach, lunch, terrace and read a bit, beach again, dinner and then a game of cards and some Mekong Whisky on the terrace and finally to bed to wake up to a very similar day. Very Relaxing! I am getting more used to the heat. Having dinner tonight with a very nice Finnish couple. A bit more to drink tonight than usual I'm sure.