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NEWS UPDATE.... MIMI IS OFFICIALLY THE TOP ANGLER ON KOH TAO,WELL OK-SHE CAUGHT ONE MORE THAN I DID! (ONE AND A HALF IF YOU ASK MIMI) SHE CAUGHT FIVE BARRACUDA TO MY 3.I ALSO CAUGHT A VERY SMALL FISH WHICH WAS THE SAME SIZE AS MY BAIT! WE CHOSE A NIGHT TRIP WHICH STARTED AT 530 AND FINISHED AT MIDNIGHT.LIVE BABY SQUID WAS THE BAIT AND AS SOON AS THE BAIT TOUCHED THE BOTTOM WE BOTH HAD FISH STRAIGHT AWAY! THIS LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR BUT AS SOON AS IT GOT DARK-NOTHING ELSE FOR THE WHOLE TRIP! MIMI IS STILL THE CHAMPION FISHERWOMAN BUT AT LEAST I CAN CLAIM THE BIGGEST FISH(AND THE SMALLEST!)
THE WEATHER HAS BEEN A BIT SPORADIC WITH SOME CLOUD BUT TODAY WAS ROASTING HOT WITH BLUE SKY ALL DAY.SNOWFLAKE HAS BEEN A BIT MORE ADVENTUROUS-SHE HAD A DAY USING FACTOR 30 AND ACTUALLY SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN THE SUN.BY THE WAY ANYONE PLANNING ON COMING TO KOH TAO DO BRING SOME FACTOR 50 (SUN BLOCK) AS I THINK MY WIFE HAS EXHAUSTED THE ISLAND'S SUPPLY. SHE MUST HAVE FELT THE HEAT BECAUSE INSTEAD OF HER PUTTING CLOTHES ON AND OFF (AND ON AND OFF AND....)IN OUR ROOM-SHE USED THE AIR CON AS A SUBSTITUTE....ON AND OFF ON ....ALL NIGHT!
SINCE ARRIVING IN THAILAND WE HAVE NOTICED THEY DONT REALLY DO HEALTH AND SAFETY-BROKEN SUN LOUNGERS,DECKING,CHAIRS-SHARP EDGES BY THE POOL.NOT TO MENTION THE KAMIKAZEE MOPED RIDERS.WE SAW ONE THAI WOMAN ON A MOPED WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND A DOG! ITS NO WONDER THE ISLAND IS AWASH WITH PEOPLE WITH BANDAGED ARMS AND LEGS.WE HAVE ALSO SEEN PEOPLE WITH NASTY GRAZES FROM THE CORAL.WE ARE DUE TO GO ON AN ORGANIZED SNORKELING TRIP ON TUESDAY,DONT WORRY I WILL MAKE SURE MIMI IS WEARING A LIFEJACKET AND STAYS WELL CLEAR OF THE CORAL!
THAILAND IS GOOD FOR SHOWING FOOTBALL,HAD NO TROUBLE WATCHING PREMIERSHIP ,CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL AND FA CUP FINAL.BY THE WAY,CONGRATULATIONS NIKI AND HARD CHEESE ABBEY-I ENJOYED THE BARCELONA V UNITED GAME! OH DEAR!
BOTH OF US ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING OUR TOUR OF VIETNAM,CAMBODIA AND LAOS-BY THE WAY WE ARE DUE BACK IN BANGKOK ON JUNE 12TH-NOT 9TH. HASTA LA VISTA.....
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