We got up this morning and had some breakfast before hanging out in the bar for a couple of hours, using the free internet. We couldn't go too far because the Free House didn't have any rooms tonight and we had to carry our bags a couple of places along the beach to another guest house. We checked in to the Calm Beach Resort and then went out for the day. We thought we'd go to the most popular beach area on the island, called Chaweng.On the way we stopped in a shop we'd not visited on our trip so far... we went into Tesco. It was just like at home and they even had a Boots in there too! We bought a couple of things (sun-cream etc.) and then moved on. We didn't know how far it was so we decided to walk the rest of the way.
It took us quite a while but we eventually made it and we're not sure it was really worth it. The Lonely Planet says that Chaweng has the best beach here, but it isn't a patch on the one we're staying at. The sand wasn't particularly nice, the sea was really rough - and it was packed! We walked along it anyway and then went out onto the streets. The streets were just like the streets of San Antonio in Ibiza and were not the traditional Thailand we were looking for. We spent a couple of hours wandering the streets and them caught a bus back to our guest house.
This evening we got ready and then went out for a nice Valentine's meal. We went back to the FreeHouse because the food was really good there last night. Tonight, I had shark and it was lovely - cooked on a barbecue on the beach. When we'd finished eating, drinking and chatting we came back to our room and the three of us sat down to look through the pictures on the laptop. I say three of us, because me and Nikki were joined by Roland... a small rat that came down through a hole in the ceiling into our room. We went to ask for help but when someone came to our room, we explained the situation and then he left, never to return...
D'oh! Three's a crowd on Valentines Day!
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