It was hot and still
last night, and none of us slept very well (Kate also think she may
have been bitten on the foot by a spider during the night), but we
did all manage to sleep in and we didn't get up until after 7am. With
our bungalow only costing $10 a night and the deadline approaching
for our press trip to a luxury resort off the town of Sihanoukville,
we've decided to stay in Chi Phat for a bit longer. We've also been
moving around so much for so long that we're ready to just sit back
and take it easy for a while.
We walked across the
road to our restaurant for some eggs for breakfast, accompanied by a
very heavy downpour. There seemed little point in leaving the
restaurant while the rain was still coming down so we sat talking to
Joe from the Netherlands – essentially a part of the furniture in
the restaurant - for some time. Having retired and sold up his
business interests in Europe, Joe had travelled around Thailand, in
the process acquiring a Thai wife and child. When the marriage broke
down, he ended up in Chi Phat and is currently living in the
guesthouse attached to the restaurant while his own bungalow is being
built in the village. A keen wildlife photographer, he spends his
days going out into the forest and then sorting his photos and
posting them online.
When the rain tailed
off, I went back to the bungalow to do some work. As it was the
weekend, the hours of electricity had been extended, meaning that I
could spend more time on the laptop. We went out for beef-skewer
rolls and banana fritters for lunch, and in the afternoon, the girls
went over the road to help with dinner again.
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