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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 Lamai beach. The facilities included a pool. This is where we spent most of the afternoon lounging and relaxing - I am really enjoying doing nothing. It was strange coming back to Samui. It didn't have the same charm as I had remembered, maybe because we are staying in a built up area. It seems as though the place has turned into a Thai Benadorm style resort. Everywhere you look I couldn't help but notice sex tourists. Middle aged men of various nationalities sat in shady corners of bars or fiddling with their phones or cameras. You can spot them everywhere and I didn't like it. Unfortunately I had the pleasure of chatting to one in our pool. He was a 40 year old postman from Bournemouth who had been out here 13 times before. He openly admitted to being a sex tourist and seemed quite proud of it. I had to stop him mid flow at one point during the conversation. I didn't want any more details of his sexual conquests. Poor Ju was within ear shot and took it in her stride - perhaps it was because she had her head stuck in a book. I made my excuses and left the pool. Dinner that evening was at an over priced beach restaurant - the food tasty, it didn't disappoint.
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