Boats and girls in bungalows

The day started clear blue sky and a soft sea breeze, the air was fresh and clean. I only had a couple of things to do today, 1 was to get boat ticket for Chumphorn, 2 was get a book to read as I had just finished another one. It is amazing how much time you get to read when travelling, you have to have something to do while lying on a beach.
Booked ticket, with bike, I have to put here that I get stung every time yet there are people with more luggage then me. Anyway it was booked and so just a book to read. Being in a travelers stop it was easy to find a book store and books. It’s the right book that is the key. I just going to shoot off here on a tangent, skim read for a bit if you like. My choosing a book goes like this, first I try and recognize author which is normally a waste of time because I can never remember any. Same with names, sorry you people out there.
Second it just what jumps out at me and this normally takes a bit, then I have a quick look at the back and have a read of a few pages, if I get hooked I read if not carry on looking. So I found one anyway and headed to the beach had a whole day to waste, could have done a couple of dives.
So lets jump on ahead to the boat, the rest is all just lying on a beach and a bit of swimming and some half naked women, but most of you don’t want to hear about that. So now this has been fun so far so it was not likely to change, I wait till everyone else has got on, it’s just easier that way, now I have to pay 200 baht so hopefully because I am last and they want to get underway someone usually helps me. Praise the lord someone did.
So once bikes on boat and it’s underway I can relax and enjoy the trip. There was nothing really to mention about this boat trip, it was a bit choppy but nothing really that bad, if fact the trip was just a nice cruise with the island disappearing off behind us. As we got closer to the main land we cruised through a mine field of small islands and fishing boats. The harbor was going to be another thing all together.
We arrive just before dusk, the sun was sinking toward the western horizon and we chugged into the harbor, the amount of boats that were there was astounding three side by side on each side, we had maybe 15 feet between our boat and the armada parked up in the harbor. They came in all sizes and shape, it was pretty cool.
We approached the wharf and I approached one of the staff to see if there was any local hotels. Now these girls said there was one which they were staying at and if I wanted I could come with them and find a room. Sounded good. So I followed along with them, there was 5 of us in all, Four women and the son of one of the ladies.
When we got to the hotel, they only had one large room left, it had two queen beds in it. They asked if I was happy to stay with them, which I saw no problem, they offered for me to have one bed to myself but I said it was fine if someone else sleep in it as well. Stop think that way Norm. After this was all sorted we headed out for dinner, there just happened to be a fair on down the road.
On our way to the fair we walked up a hill to a Buddhist shrine and did our pray’s before Buddha. We only walked up 201 stairs and the girls were complaining. Heading back down we wondered through the fair and brought some food as we when, had some fried cricket and some fried other stuff which I am not sure what it was. It was good whatever it was, the cricket was not bad but not that great either. We walked through to the beach and had dinner sitting in a circle sharing all the food. I don’t think many westerns stay here as I had a few kids touch me as I walked past.
After some shopping we headed back to the hotel and sleep, we were all up at 5- 5:30 in the morning. So after a few good nights it was off to sleep. The beds were not great but I managed to get a few hours sleep. The morning came and we were all up pretty quick and heading off in our different directions, them to work and the full moon party, me to the train and Bangkok.