Today we decided to move on and check out early - our poor backs are killing us. Jacq finds a hotel near the airport called Udom offering a superior room and pool. It's takes 40 mins and cost 600 bhat to do the trip by taxi and it's so worth it! It's £35 a night here and for that u get your own mini apartment complete with lounge area, dining table, kitchenette microwave grill, huge fridge, sink and basic crockery, bedroom separated with a wall has a flat screen...

We didn't blog for 31st and 1st as we were laid up in bed with a bug - too much Thai food we think! Today we ventured out hired a scooter and visited some lovely Phuket beaches - Patong (really popular with tourists and just stunning although a little busy) Surin (quiet and gorgeous but the sun today was so strong we moved on after an hour) final stop was Bang Tao (beautifully unspoilt and so quiet) but you must be prepared to share the water with nibbling fish ...