Sunday 27 July 2008 Walked along the beach, listened to my Ipod and swam a few laps before it rained. Helped Benjie create a profile on Facebook. Got my laundry done and had a banana pancake with vanilla icecream - yummy. Had another Thai massage with Nand. About to have dinner and pack as I'm leaving tomorrow at 6.15am to catch the ferry back to Koh Samui and then fly to Bangkok. 2 nights in Bangkok - can't wait. The boy in the photo is Nand's son, Arei. He's...

Saturday 26 July 2008 Recovering today after the party. The weather is worse today - raining and windy. I had such a great time last night. Well worth it to be a little tired today. Uploaded Half Moon Party photos on Benjie's computer and she was thrilled. All the staff enjoyed the slide show. They are Benjie's first photos on her computer and she is thrilled to bits.

Friday 25 July 2008 Hired a motor bike today and rode into Thongsala and bought a wall hanging pf the 'Om' sound (the sound of creation) hand painted on cloth. Very cosmic. Rode around for 2 hours. There's some 90 degree turns and steep, vertical hills - at times scary but exciting. It felt good to be riding a motor bike again. Walked up the beach and took photos. Weather still windy. Swam a few laps in the pool. Cool water. Lek's Bar Had a mojito with Lek an...

Thursday 24 July 2008 The weather has taken a turn for the worse. There's a howling gale, spots of rain and it's still hot. I hope it's not a typhoon. The manager says it's not. Shopping and Lunch with the girls in Thongsala Ben, Ay and I went shopping in Thongsala. I bought a Diesel belt. Ben bought some clothes and jewellry. I took the girls to lunch in a small restaurant. Ben and I had basil pesto with bread and Ay had pizza. The pesto was the best. It was ...

Wednesday 23 July 2008 Hiring a jeep The resort manager Tor suggested I hire a jeep instead of a motorbike so I did. The jeep had floor gears, bad steering, no power and it was very noisy. I drove to Haad Rin beach and back and it took one and a quarter hours. There were a lot of hills and the jeep could only make it up a hill in first gear. It was a nightmare to drive so I took it back and got most of my money back. TOUR OF KOH PHANGAN The resort manager Tor...