Long day. Up at 6.30 to get in minibus. Had to then charge minibus and get in with a load of rowdy French girls, one of which was heavily pregnant.

Made it all here OK but had a long layovr in Surat Thani and then when got off ferry the taxi service I had prepaid for had not arrived and then they had no idea where to take me and they spoke no English. Got there eventually but it was a bit ofa dilema. Checked in and then room was soo posh I even had to take a photo of it. I have two balconies and a BATH! Having not had a bath for over 4 months it was heaven! Very exciting. Had a chilled out night and rented a DVD player so sat and watched some films as well as the other epospdes of desperate housewives that I missed. Bar outside hotel playing live music so sat on balcony for a while but by midnight it had becomequiet annoying.