Clement and Bonnie left early today to go on a snorkelling tour. We decided to spend the day relaxing at the pool. I went for a walk on the beach with Dave, and then later with Jody. We had dinner close to the hotel. It was ok.

After breakfast today, we hung around the pool and the beach because we wanted to go back to the market today. It's only open on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. When we got to town and parked, it started to rain. We decided to have lunch while it was raining and then explore the market. It was a torrential downpour for about an hour, and then stopped. We did our shopping in the market and as we were leaving, Clement bought some chicken from a little grandma in a ...

We decided to do some sightseeing today since we have a car at our disposal. The plan was to go on a hike to see a waterfall. Turns out the signage in Thailand is not so good and we went about 30 kms. outside of Khao Lak. It was a bit of a windy road, but interesting to see the lush landscape. We drove past quite a few rubber plantations, and Clement stopped so I could have a closer look at some full rubber pots. The tree that we stopped beside was dripping small...

We met Clement and Bonnie for breakfast this morning. We went for a walk afterwards to the little shops by the resort because Bonnie needed to buy a hat. Clement decided that we should rent a car. None of us have an international drivers license. Clement didn't even bring his license, but insists that it's not necessary. He takes a taxi into the town of Khao Lak to rent a car. The guy asks if he has a license and he tells him that he forgot it. He said ok, and ha...

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. It is the year of the rooster and I am a rooster. Jody, Dave and I went for a walk on the beach. On our way out, we notice a sign at our hotel advertising happy hour. We decide to walk to one end of the beach and then come back for a drink. On the way back, we walk past the hotel. Jody notices and tells us we have gone too far. Instead of continuing to walk down the beach, we turn back. Even though the happy hour dr...