Ban Talae Nok to Yaowawit - palm weaving and hot springs Breakfast at the homestay was fried rice and 3-in-1 coffee - simple but effective! As the family are fasting it was difficult to eat in their presence as I felt so self-conscious about contravening their rules. They were quite relaxed about it however - maybe bringing in foreign guests makes it easier for them? After breakfast we went a short distance up the road to the women's weaving group. They harvest...

Kuraburi to Ban Talae Nok - soap and kayaksIt was a slightly later start to the day today; a pick up at 9am and an introduction at the Andaman Discoveries office to understand the briefings they give all volunteers before they start. From Kuraburi we went to Ban Talae Nok - a Muslim community about an hour north of Kuraburi. There are 220 people living here in 60 homes - some built with their own land (as they had land in the old village) and some in the tsunami ...