This morning got off to a good start when I woke at 8am and went straight outside into the empty swimming pool to complete 60 lengths. After a healthy brekkie of porridge and fruit, we spent the morning walking along Lamai Beach towards the famous Grandfather Rocks at the southern end of the beach. It was quite hard-going underfoot with the sand collapsing beneath each step and the sun was beating down on us. I was relieved when we got back to our bungalow and we...

In transit back to Koh Samui today. The weather was good and the crossing easy. I wasn't feeling brilliant today, I felt slightly heady. I am getting paranoid that I may have a stomach infection similar to Giardia or Giardia itself - I hope not. Ju is convinced I have lost weight, but I am not so sure. We haven't been eating much as the portions are small and we have been skipping lunch as it's to warm to eat. We managed to find a place to stay in Koh Samui at La...

Overcast but still very warm we spent the whole day laying around on the beach either reading our books or walking up and down the sandy beach. Ju had been for a morning run. Feeling a little lazy I enjoyed a bit of a lie in before joining Ju in the sea. I think we have forgotten how warm it really is here. I pointed out to Ju who kept moaning about the sea being rough and the sky cloudy that if we had just stepped off the plane from the UK we would probably find...