Day 82 17th feb I'm up an hour before the alarm clock time and slowly open the front door onto the beach whilst trying to keep the place dark.... It's official..... I don't sleep in "rustic" places... There's sand everywhere, the wind blows continuously and there a dampness in the air from the sea which gets into everything.... Now don't get me wrong, I'm very happy to be here... It's the nicest place we've stayed at in Asia by a mile and we don't really wa...

Day 81 16th feb The decisions been made that today we are going to hire the kayak that's been sat out on the sand since we arrived, and take the advise of a guy we met on the first night to travel into the mangrove river, so after a fruit and muesli start that's exactly what we do... The weather, although always sunny has been getting progressively windier since our arrival, but thankfully today it's dropped a little.. This however does not mean that the sea h...

Day 80 feb 15th A little unsure of how I'm feeling i crawl through the mosquito net opening and open the shutter window allowing us to enjoy a gentle sea breeze and a jaw dropping view of a perfectly pristine beach from the comfort of our bed... We lie there for hours contemplating getting up, but this island has such a relaxed feeling to it, combined with the somewhat hypnotic sound of the waves breaking that we are compelled to stay put... It's a far cry from...

Day 79 14th feb - Valentines Day We are up and out, passing Mr Happy Thai on the way.... Poor bloke actually sleeps on the floor in reception.... No wonder he never smiles... I doubt he's got the energy... As the door closes behind us a minivan pulls up bang on 06.20 and we pile in... From here we are whisked off to Phukets main bus terminal, we arrive by 07.00 and get pointed to the 07.10 bus... We pack all our bags into the stowage area then find out whilst...

Day 78 - 13th feb We are up and out today slightly later than normal and heading straight for the beach.. Shiree's a little grumpy and a lot tired today so a lazy day on the sand is in order.... On our arrival we decide to opt for a pair of white plastic reclining chairs and beach umbrella package for 200bt per day... The beach is already getting busy so we consider ourselves luck to find one quickly, and close to a central walkway that leads you either to t...