Bridge: After a quick cup of coffee from 7/11 we decided we couldn’t wait around any longer – we were hot, sticky, smelly and barely conscious with fatigue – so we said goodbye to our 2 companions – the Italian girl and the very laid-back French guy and we took a taxi (Toyota Double Cab 4x4) to a place we picked from the book – Freedom Beach Bungalows.
The taxi dumped us outside the ‘reception’. We waited around for over an hour before a very tiny Thai lady appeared in her pyjamas, startled to see us , but happy to show us a room. We took it. 400BHT for a very simple hut on stilts looking out over Ao Choloke bay – a bed with a sheet, a fan and a very rudimentary bathroom. After a good scrub, we took a taxi back into Mae Haad and hired a 125cc scooter, which we buzzed around the island on for the rest of the day, negotiating steep hills (which often resulted in me jumping off the back and pushing!)
We had dinner at the ‘Fizz Bar & Lounge’ on Sairee beach somewhere. It was beautiful! Big wooden, raised decks with low dining tables and lime green bean bags as seats. Little paraffin candles were lit under each newly planted cocnut tree lining the sand infront of the deck. We enjoyed a drink and some Thai grub then jumped on our scooter and carefully navigated our way back to Freedom Beach – in the dark.
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