It is mid day, but prudence says I need some quiet cool time for I journey out again. It is hot on the coast, but there is a breeze which makes it quite bearably.
Ok.. I got to the room early.. every place has a little challenge. This was only two overhead lights and no lamp by the bed nor were the overheads within a distance to read. I got ready for bet around 10 and watched some dippy Julie Andrew's movie about some princess.. it was really bad but better than the killing stuff on Thai TV. I was awake and alert at 4:30 (probably in prep for tomorrow)... but laid around until about 7. The room comes with breakfast which consists of a hard poached egg, very pale toast , coffee and a hot dog. Def not up to the hot dog.. I waited int he yard where there was some type of a black bird that say.. good morning .. how are you .. and sawattee..... over and over. The person making the egg announced with alarm that there was a mosquito loss in the yard. Maybe it is English speaking and is drawn to the repetitive good morning. Most of the folk here say gutten tag/morgan. During breakfast I flipped a coin and heads.. rent a scooter won. The vespa was not to be found so... I rented a local variety but automatic.. key.. Why it is important to type off my 2 short beer lunch.. the sun is blistering and my brain will boil under the little helmet. I had to go to several places and found a woman selling noodles who would rent her's. We signed some .. I will not take her noodles agreement and was sent off to locate the Kodak store to get a passport copy.. All I have to do is repeat in my head.. go left.. I have gone around and around many blocks. I have also figured out the rule of the road is .. don't hit what is in front of you.. so .. I put my eyes on the road..and just go.. by lunch I was passing.. .. I might be a Farang.. but i can cycle. This gave me a great deal of freedom. I went to the lookout over the city.. and was the only one up there.. I should say that while the doodle lady has an automatic.. she also has bike tires and about as much pep as a 1 cylinder. The big was groaning.. loss wt about 1/3 of the trip. I was the only tourist - even the dog barked at me. The tour lady was so happy for a customer that she walked me personally to the "view" even though there were about 20 signs pointing... the view ... the view ... the view.. the plane .. the plane.. ooops sorry. there were peacock strutting around. Well if I thought going up was a challenge for the baby b ike.. coming down was a break drain... I was not going to let the baby good.. squeak... squiel but we made it.. I kept left and so far so good.
I then went to the large Buddha statue that faces the sea... monk insisted on another "lucky bracelet"... I would have give money to the "feed the cats" box without the bracelet.. should go back to fancy hotel...this one is golden.
When I came down the hill.. a woman was setting up her Thai massage slat table by the sea.. so why not .. it was magical to lie there and listen to the waves.. in addition. she was great. I was in utter pain on the back of my legs.. so it must have been good. We had to take a short break when the temple monkey's came to investigate the area.. and the massage person was worried about my backpack.. the friendly monkey is named Ann.. and will come when called.. There were many people on the beach in two piece suits.. I looked great..compared..but I had my jeans on and my gut covered.. they had little covered and the gut exposed.
I then went to the other end of the world to the Thais silk place. beautiful work.. but.. our scarves were $120 and the silk for pants.. plane back was 950bt a measure and Ann would need 3 measures for pants2850 or about $90 for the material.. just could not do it.. but you can order it direct... I had a German lunch and two beers and am now here.. about to give back the scooter and walk to the beach.. great time ...b
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