It was only few paces for a morning wee and a swim in the warm Andaman sea as the day broke before 7am.
Following the now obligatory breakfast bowl of noodle soup it was off on a scooter, borrowed for the day from one of the waitresses. For 100 baht and the proviso that we would put some juice in it we went for a nosey around the 34 square kilometres of the island. The sea was well out today for some reason?
Maybe something to do with the earthquake in Indonesia last night?
The purpose built Dugong watching tower, over the rickety pier by the small stilted Muslim fishing village, provided no sign for us of the strange elusive creatures.
Smaller dusty tracks only led past the rubber trees, probably used for making condoms, deeper into the jungle where the macaques were happily swinging about noisily in the coconut trees.
Back up at the pier in the north, much to everyone's hilarity, a young bull was arriving
by boat and being persuaded along to its new home, later to be found wrapped around a tree!
A transaction was then woven over an iced green tea that involved a 'Captain King', a 7am pickup from the south and a seaworthy long tail boat off to Koh Kradan for tomorrow. Many hands were shook, backed up with smiles and nods of approval seemed to seal the deal....watch this space!
Playing footie with the kids was fun but it's now far too hot....hammock and cold Beer Chang anyone?
Now on the south west it was an ideal place to watch the sunset.
Track by another indie band, the 'Veils' and a track off their debut album that questions
todays sea quite nicely.
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