This is our first blog for just under a week which we've spent on the beach at Koh Lanta. As a result, there isn't a massive amount for us to write about as we've spent most of our time lying on the beach which is approximately 30 seconds walk from our room. It has been one of our favourite places so far and felt more like being on a summer holiday than the typical travelling life we have been used to. We are staying in a hotel called Lanta Bee Garden which has been really good. The hotel provide free deckchairs to use on the beach which we have made full use of. The weather has been fantastic and I don't think we've seen a cloud for the past week. We've managed to find a couple of stupidly cheap restaurants which are right next to our hotel and where every meal is 50 baht which is less than a pound. We've ate at them pretty much every night and we've feasted on Thai curries, fried rice, Thai salads and some other meat dishes. The food has been great and we have no idea how it can be made for so little. Another great thing about here has been the price of the beer. In the 7/11 opposite our hotel it's about a pound for a large 630ml bottle so I've managed to enjoy quite a few beers while Beth's had a few vodka and cokes on the balcony where we've relaxed at night. Beth has been able to have a couple of spa treatments including a pedicure and a Thai massage which again were ridiculously cheap.
Tomorrow we leave Koh Lanta for Krabi on the Thai mainland then onto Bangkok and northern Thailand. We plan on coming back to Koh Lanta in June or July when it's low season here and the accommodation will be even cheaper and we may well have another week lying in the sun. We look forward to it!!!