Jed Pee Nong Hotel Hua Hin

Poon Suk street got us thinking about Dr Prunesquallor. Was he a Mervyn Peake or a Kenneth Horne character? We think Peake.

Just back from the Thai boxing. The Brit guy won his bout. The best fight was between two 10 year olds - pure aggression, no dancing or politicking around. First time either of us have been to see ...

... a retreat to the hotel and cancellation of all plans, we got a cab (initially in the opposite direct) then a bus 3 hours down the coast to Hua Hin, where the King has a holiday palace. It's very jolly, lovely beach. My 25p Lying Planet that I bought from Andover library remarks (in 2001) that girlie bars were starting to appear. The whole street are hotel is in is wall to wall girlie bars now.

... feed a small nation in Africa. Can't wait to get back home to my daily jogging, this beach has been very inspiring!

We are situated at the end of the beach in a quiet bay. The sand is golden and not white since we're not further south. It is very fine though and the sky was cloudless yesterday, with a very light breeze kicking up occasionally. The water is really warm and the waves are very small, providing ideal conditions ...

... Dinner at our favourite little street cafe'.........and an amble through.........yes you guessed it.........some more night markets and it was time to hit the hay!!!

Thursday we would be on our way again..........by train to Chumphon..........Pitchy would join us for the journey south and the meeting with her family........and to the by now expected RED CARPET treatment!!!!

Catch you tomorrow!!!

... doing anything outside today, would be a bad idea, so we decided that we were going to stay out and close the bar down. Thailand is the total opposite of Vietnam. In vietnam everything closes around 11, here nothing really opens up or gets busy till about 8 or nine. Plus beer is cheaper at the bar we were at than the Hilton, so free pool and cheaper beer. After our first game of pool, which nate won, there was a girl ...

... had snatched some sleep on the planes and on the car trip down here, neither Jess or I had had any sleep in more than 24 hours and our bodies were telling us that it was ten in the morning although the clock said four in the afternoon. Jess and I lay down for a few minutes while the girls had a splash in the pool. About 5 o'clock we headed down to the beach for a bit of a stroll. The beach is OK - nothing too flash - but only a 2 ...

... up and down the drive and the kids love it as they get to race us... most of them are so blooming quick they win us everytime!! and they love it... haha... There's nothing to do on a night here except email, read, watch dvd's and sleep... so thats what i've been doing... it'll be a shock to have to work again when i get back to Pattaya!! :-) Casey and I got a taxi to a local market (about 10mins ride away) last night and that ...

... it to be like the Southern Thai beaches and it isn't. But I don't think that detracts from the place. Our first nights exploration found us in the main nightlift area surrounded by so many old people! I think it's definitely a destination for the Saga customers. I'm sure we were the youngest people by far anywhere. We had a wander around the streets that housed all the bars and then realised taht many of them had lots of young, attractive Thai ladies (and Ladyboys) out the ...

... other people before heading off to sit on the beach at a cafe/pub and drink rice whiskey while having a good girlie chat and watching the fire show (gorgeous, shirtless Thai guys twirling fire staffs and fire balls on chains--it's magical and very hypnotic!) . Life surely ain't too bad... Along with Joan, I've met some really great people already, and also some very...unique people, as you do on most beaches I suppose. And I'm sure I'll meet loads more ...