After breakfast we met with Kratos in town and headed for the motorbike rental place. We filled on all the paper work, paid the deposits and insurance before we chose our helmets. Our rides were waiting for us outside, we took the white one and Kratos the red. I was quite nervous at this point as firstly, I was on the open road with traffic and other hazards. But more importantly, Laura would be on the back and I would be responsible for her safety. I remembered ...

At the end of last night, I agreed with Kratos to have a lie in. We would then meet at 1pm to decide if we would go the scooter training. I woke early in the end (mainly due to our newly aquired dog barking outside for attention) and did the usual ritual of breakfast and reading. It was not long before Kratos arrived and me made the decision to learn how to ride mopeds. Our logic was if me and Kratos did the training, Laura could ride pillion with me tomorrow. We...

We definitely felt much more refreshed this morning waking up to the sunlight creeping in through a crack in the curtains. In this mountainous region it was always refreshing in the morning which gives you a break from the brutal heat before midday hits. We enjoyed breakfast and unleashed the marmite again today, which gave that really nice 'home' feeling. We were debating leaving tomorrow but we had that feeling that we really wanted to explore things in the re...

The lesson learnt from previous nights was not to mix drinks, thankfully we stuck to that and the hangover was minimal. The noodles Laura bought me when she came in last night were a really good call I felt. She was quite tired when she woke up, eventually and I had already gone for breakfast. Whilst eating under the veranda area it started to rain quite hard. The sound of the rain drumming on the roof above me was relaxing. The rice soup and toast instantly made...

After meeting Kratos early we headed up the local pool after breakfast. It was around a 10 minute walk up the hill which thankfully had a relatively low gradient. The pool is a little complex consisting of an outdoor pool of 25 metre length, gym, table tennis facility, bar/restaurant and sunbathing area. Instead of loungers they had bamboo mats which were surprising comfortable considering the dehydrated, firm earth on which they laid. It took all of about five...