The problem with rooms with no windows.

I'm KNACKERED! The next post will explain why but right now I'm too wired from the first 15minutes of my morning to try to write it.

I had a semi-disturbed sleep last night in this place I'm staying that's pretty active and has relatively thin walls - but that's ok because "I have ear plugs and tomorrow's my rest day so I'll just get up late (check out's at 12) and chill out in the bar all day...and maybe sneak into Villa Cha Cha to use their pool"... best laid plans'n'all.

I heard people moving about in the night and they woke me up a little but it never felt like morning so I concentrated on getting back to sleep. I got up at 7am yesterday morning without even trying and made it to the elephants before the morning mist had lifted off the river (more to come on that), so I figured my body knew what it needed to do.

It didn't.

After hearing a load of Thai ladies chattering I thought I'd check my phone to see how long I had before they'd be coming round to clean.

12.03 $*&#@!
Manic rush to get everything into my bag (I'm like the blob when it comes to rooms - I spread to fill the available space) and get myself downstairs. I made it there for 12.11 sweating and shaking (I'm not one for getting up quickly) - I think the woman on the desk probably didn't charge me the extra night because I looked so ill!

The problem with rooms with no windows: There's no natural light to wake you up.