Day 10 - Bewildered Donkey

Woke up in the early hours with itchy ankles again. When we finally got up, I rushed down the road to purchase some coconut oil and some bottles of water whilst Jackie pampered herself.

Upon my return we smothered ourselves in coconut oil and headed for our spot on the beach. We treated ourselves to a banana smoothie each, then Jackie knocked hers over on the beach mat and her sarong. But she’s not clumsy!

It was a particularly hot morning (33 degrees) and it was a pleasant relief at lunchtime to get under the shade at Flow Beach Cafe, which also did vegan options. I ordered the tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelet) and Jackie ordered the hummus, veggies and toast with our regular Changs. Both were delicious, the atmosphere was spot on and we vowed to return most lunchtimes.

It was another uneventful afternoon on the beach of dips in the sea, strolls along the beach and book reading.

That evening we headed to 7-11 to buy some instant coffee, because the coffee suppled in our new room is way too sweet, even for Jackie. We ended up buying a small packet of coffee AND 2 more bottles of Hong Thong, 4 Coke Zeros and 2 litres of water. With the bulging bag slung over my shoulder I looked like one of those overburdened donkeys you see in Greece.

We were stood in the road contemplating our next move - whether to go for a drink or dinner or take our shopping home, when an elderly English couple approached us and said “You look bewildered, can we help you?”
“Pardon”.
“We know what it’s like when you arrive in a strange place”.
“That’s very kind of you, but no we’re ok thank you” and with that they walked off having tried to do their good deed for the day.

I was annoyed that they thought we looked bewildered, but Jackie was more annoyed that we must still look white, because they had thought that we had just arrived,

We walked to a bar we liked the look of on the beach, then I continued on heaving the shopping back to our room. I rejoined Jackie at beach bar for a small Chang whilst Jackie had a mojito cocktail.

We then visited a little rustic backstreet shack which advertised panang curry and green curry on chalkboard outside. Jackie had the panang pork curry, while I had fried garlic and chicken with rice. Both were extremely delicious and we will be revisiting.

It had been an exceptionally good food day and we finished it off with Hong Thong nightcap on the verandah.

Song of the Day - I Am Bewildered by Dave Alvin.もっと詳しく