Alright so it rained a lot today, an I mean a lot. No wonder they call it monsoon season!! The clouds were ful and the ocean was swelling, I'm glad I'm not catching a boat anywhere today! I just hope tomorrow is a little calmer. I'm staying in a little room off a dormitory that has its own bathroom. (Such a luxury) for the last few days there have been three guys and one girl in the dorm who I've chatted to but they all left in the early hours of this morning to ...

I left my blinds closed overnight which meant that my room was completely dark so I didn't wake up until about 11am meaning that I had missed breakfast and half of the day! But that didn't bother me too much, I'm on holidays living in my own time. I spent the day wandering around Ao Nang looking for gifts for my family, why are boys so hard to shop for!! The spontaneously decided to go to Railay Beach for a few hours so i got on a longboat and spent the afternoon...

This morning was a bit tough, first day traveling alone and it was an early start and there was nobody else awake so I walked for about an hour looking for a taxi or a songtaew or gosh even a dump truck would do! I finally found a motorbike taxi and nicely asked the driver to drive carefully and safely. I clambered on bags and all and managed not to fall off but it wasn't a very comfortable ride because I had my pack on my back and my day pack on my front and I h...