How happy are we? Thought we were going home Saturday but checked ticket and we don't leave 'til Monday. Still contemplating staying a bit longer though. Decided to go and see another bloody buddha. They've been building it for the last 3 years and it's still not finished. This thing is over 45 meters high and all the scaffold is bamboo, safety first !!!The wee bike was huffin' and puffin' trying to get us both up the hill but she made it, did i not say buddha's were always at the top of bloody hills. I did ask Da (a Thai girl that speeks geordie) pretty funny but I was told that they are always high up because they look over everyone and make sure they are safe.
We left there and headed off down the hill again, even I started praying to Buddha that the brakes would hold out until we reached the bottom. We decided to have a pit stop half way down for a Tiger, The view was unbelievable,something you would die for. Never have I seen anything like it, Cool, clean with ice on the bottle, best beer ever as it was bloody hot. We then headed off to Kata beach for a relax and tiger after our road trip. Beautifull beach and will be back there again. Laying there all nice and relaxed and the bloody phone rings, I knew it wouldn't be Tarves as I dont have a driving licence so decided to answer it, It was Johnny, I used to work with him offshore, he came here for a holiday 3 years ago and just forgot to go home, we went for a meal and I was forced to eat all kinds of crap, Crab,Octopus and squid but at least I didn't have to try the dried out frogs. Anyway no need to say any more as we had a couple of beers afterwards, I woke up this morning with a bloody Harley Davidson at the bottom of my bed. What was I saying about the baggage allowance on the plane, im now thinking Fedex or something similar.
Just been and puut the little bike back to where we hired it from, sad to see it go but the confidence was starting to show and the scooter was begining to over take people on the inside, cutting people up driving on drains to overtake, driving through red lights, the list goes on so I have decided to go home intact. Happy day but dina worry Ma i wear my crash helmet. Thank god the sherriff in Aberdeen let me keep my plastic license.
Before I go I have to say good luck because Da's taking her driving test today. Dont get me wrong here i'm wishing everyone else good luck as she's only driven in a car park so far. only thing she has going for her is she can read and talk Thai so theory should be ok. (mai pen rai) I'm sure the big guy on the hill will be looking after her......
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