Pui, Pot, and I joined Willie and Kak, Gong and Birt for a day at the beach. We rented a boat for $50 and had ourselves ferried out to the islands off of Pattaya for sun and surf. Great effin' weather, considering that when I woke up the clouds were really threatening over my house.
As per usual, whenever I get out to Larn Island (called "Ko Larn" in localese), I had my kilo of crab. Willie and I soaked in the warm water. Kak and Pui ate and ate. Kong, Birt, and Pot played and played. Typical makings for a perfect tropical day.
As the sun was setting, we had our boat back take us back to Pattaya. We noticed the new tourist submarine out in the bay as well. That might be fun to do someday.Anyway, it is so much nicer going out to Ko Larn on your own private boat. It was 20 minutes from standing on Beach Road to sitting down in your beach chair on Ko Larn — as opposed to 1 hour-plus-plus when going by the slow ferry. (Granted, the slow ferry is $4 per person, so if you're tight on cash, it'll at least get you with sand between your toes.)
When we got back to town, Kak invited us back to the bungalow for barbeque, and we spent the evening drinking Heinekens and eating grilled squid, shrimp and chicken. (Dont'cha love Willie's and Kak's place? $130 a month, plus utilities.) Well, at about 8:00 I was tired and ready to go home, but Pui, having a blast chit-chatting, gave me an earfull about not wanting to leave, so I went in and fell asleep on Willie's bed until 10:00 when Pui woke me up and we finally got home after a very long, lovely day.
5 comments:
Jil,
can you let me know where Kak's place is?
I wouldn't mind renting a house next year, if it's close to the places I go.
If you want my personal email; just let me know.
Thanks.
It is down Soi 7 of Pattaya South road.
Of course, you have to understand that you do get what you pay for: No AC, no hot water.
"the slow ferry is $4 per person"
Huh? Last year I paid 20 Baht one way which is about 40 Cents (European) or 52 Cents (US-American) plus the cost of the songthaew which takes you to your chosen beach.
Maybe prices have increased dramatically, or are we talking about different issues?
Anyway, I enjoy your blog very much!
Take care, and keep on posting,
m-b-f-t
Oh. Sorry. There is a slow ferry that goes directly to the beach. That is different than the slow ferry that goes to the piers in town on Ko Larn. The slow ferry to the beach is round trip, and includes a glass-bottom long boat ride over coral reefs from the boat to the beach.
thanks for the info..I may NEED some a/c!
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