Coconuts

... , Michelle with a nose in front (and what a nose). With fetlocks blowing in the wind we invite you to saddle up and join us on the Grand National of all holidays. So grab your coconuts and get clip-clopping. The talking is over ..... let's ride!

... stalls and dairy's. Who would pay for bananas and coconuts on this island where they literally fall from the trees? There are coconuts everywhere, they litter the island and we've picked them up for coconut meat. The stalls all sell the sweet young ...

... the fruits, some of which had split open on impact.  We waited on the path until all the fruits were down, these coconuts can be lethal. According to some experts and often talked about in travellers tales is the fact / myth that 150 people die ...

... favored the juice over the actual fruit, but Lindsey was just the opposite. Regardless, we were all stuffed since he kept opening more coconuts before we could even finish the ones we were working on.  After we ate, he took us outside his house and ...

... fish which just swam right up to us without any fear.  Later as we strolled on the sandy beaches we found many coconuts beneath the hundreds of palm trees which lined the beach and provided welcome shade and a perfect place to hang a hammock. The ...

...  some water-soaked coconuts inspired us to do one more entry for 2007. We've always known the value of coconuts in pina coladas but had no clue about how coconuts can change lives. One of the livelihoods most affected by the December ...

... to have  been drinking them-yet the pile still doesn't seem to have gotten any smaller! They don't look like coconuts and taste more like melon but the flesh inside is definitely coconut! Apparently they are very good for you as they are ...

... mache coconuts. They have been left to dry so the next stage will be glue and then it's time to decorate. These particular coconuts aren't the brown, furry ones, they are smooth and orange. The larger king coconut, which is the one you drink, reminds me ...

... but that meant there was more porridge to go around. After breakfast we headed to reception to sign up for a free lesson about coconuts. The head of entertainment from the hostel took us outside to the palm trees. He then took his shirt off and started ...

... - at least that's what I got from the tourguide? Then going on to a monkey-school where the monkeys are being trained for picking coconuts - that's the wat to do it! Let other do the sh** for you ;-) Further to Nakhon town which is the biggest old-town ...

... and its time for more fish, coconut rice, bananas and salad After dinner everyone gathers and the rum comes out, with more coconuts The singing and dancing begin and the night-time madness takes over Then it’s time for The Coconut Olympics. ...

... days! That afternoon I went with a few of the new comers and Islanders (those that had arrived the day before!) in search of coconuts to make some Jewelery, Mark decided not to come as it would have made him look gay! Mark says he doesn't like ...

... up threadbare hammocks sway gently in the breeze and the only sounds are the drifting notes of Bob Marley. Where locals snack on coconuts and lobsters as they laze in the midday sun, watching stingrays skim the surface of the ocean. Where time is measured ...

... bring them home with us.  She asked me if I was sure about that, and assuring her we were, we got on board with our coconuts.  I tell you, sometimes all it takes is a little bit of childs play to wake you up and change your mood.  When I ...

... don't bring things to the beach like we do in America.  Everyone rents or buys stuff there from bikinis to sunscreen to coconuts (drinks) to chairs.  We bought ourselves some coconuts and the guy took a big cleaver and hacked it open for us to ...