You're not going to like this post.

Sun, sea and beautiful fine white sand. LOTS OF IT. That gets everywhere! (Pics to follow...you're going to be soooo jealous!)

We hopped on a bus yesterday morning that took us to Ban Pen? Ben Pha? Ben Phe? Somewhere on the coast, where we caught a boat driven by the only person I've ever seen to authentically pull off Thai fisherman trousers.

And we're in paradise.

We woke up this morning to the sound of birds and geckos (replacing BKK's cars, bells and whistles). The beaches are STUNNING and the sea is warm. I'm hiding here in the internet cafe (at a steep 2baht/4p a minute!) after getting a light scorching on my forehead and shoulders earlier.

This place has pancakes :D

Totally deserves a paragraph of its own! The Deet/SSS experiment isn't going that well what with the lack of bites. Tor rightly says that this just proves that both do their job which, as any good PHD student knows, is totally dull. I've only had two bites, both on the forefinger of my right hand which I think is simply a confounding location due to my inability to rub Deet into my left arm with my left hand.

Having let me zap her with our electric supposedly-itch-reducing zapper, Tor thoroughly enjoyed watching me use it on my forefinger at breakfast before smothering said finger in Tiger balm. I think she probably took more enjoyment out of me itching my nose with the edge of the same finger a few seconds later causing my eyes to stream and my nose to tingle before going numb. We were giggling the whole way through our pancakes.

We'll be here for a few days taking in the sun and sea, possibly going on a snorkeling tour or two and probably attending a few fire shows and "half moon parties" which appear to be daily. :D

I hope you're all enjoying the reported rise in temperature to above freezing point! ;)