meeting Silk Cut

We woke up early as we had to meet our Phuket Tour East rep. Still tired from al lthe travelling, we got dressed and headed for the reception. It turns out his name was Sonk-iet..(or something) so he soon became fondly known as Silk Cut or Slipknot! we arranged with him to goto Phi Phi Island the very next day, as they were expecting rough weather any later, it would have made the 1 hour speed boat journey unsafe … We couldn’t wait! Afterwards we grabbed our trollies and headed for the beach area, we finally saw the sea. It was breathtaking. The heat was immense. The beach was set to the right of the hotel, about a hundred yards stretch and it was empty save for a young Thai kid swimming.
The sea was turquoise and the sand was white, and even better we had it virtually to ourselves. Dotted about a mile out to sea were many islands and rock formations - it reminded me of the film The Beach (not a coincidence you know!! It was filmed in Thailand!).

We swam for a bit and lay in the sun. The water was cool, so refreshing to jump in after sitting under the baking sun. Everything was so calm and peaceful. Some young local guys came to fish in the see near us. It was paradise!

Afterwards, we headed back into the hotel grounds, to sit by the pool. The infinity pool was located at the very back of the hotel, on some rocks above the sea. Fairly small, with a ledge about a metre wide that sits about two inches below the water level, around the edge of the pool. The sun warmed the water there, so you could lie down and close your eyes, sun bathing tin the pool, listening to the waves brush against the rocks just below.

Every so often, the hotel waiters would bring you an ice cold towell and a selection of fruit. We sat there for a few hours, just soaking up the sun. Reading our books and eating free fruit. Many different types of cocktails were also to be had, and coconuts, freshly cut in the surrounding trees while you wait. Wonderbra!

We got showered and changed, and headed into Rawai, to a seafood restaurant reccomended to us by Silk Cut. It was about a 15 minute walk, along the coast of Rawai, past all the anchored speed boats, and local barbecue’s.

The food was great, Tom Yum hotter than the fires of hell, lovelly fresh fish, and fanta’s galore! We ate like kings, and all for about 2 quid!

We then headed back to the hotel, stopping to chat to a local family eating together by the roadside, and at a phone box to phone home and ask “What time is it there?”.

We chilled in the hotel, watching films chosen for us by the hotel. Phi Phi Island tomorrow!!