Friday 24th February

Today we got a taxi bike to the village of Ko Mook. It was about 30mins from our hut. As we arrived a thunder strom broke out..what is it with us going place3s and massive storms breaking out! The beach is scattered with tsunami warning signs and we thought it would be exciting to go out to the end of the pier and watch the storm roll in. Initially, it seemed very prospective. Huge claps of thunder and a very unfriendly colour to the sky. However, as it unravelled it was just a lot of rain and we got pretty wet!



We walked into the village then, it was Thailand like I haven't seen it before. We walked down a dirt track and lined at either side are all differnt shapes and sizes of hut thrown together. It is so facinating to me to see how they truely live. Everyone laughs at us because we obviously look ridiculous to them, or perhaps becuase we are so entrawled by what is so ordinary for them!

After walking for some time we came to a bar, obviously we can't pass without having a cold beer! In we go and sit on the floor..next thing we know there are six puppies finding their feet so they can come over to us. COMPLETE JOY! You actually can't beat the happiness a puppy brings to you!!! We sat there and played with them for a while and then headed back for the pier.

The village looked so different as we walked back. The kids had just finished school and as a result there were children eevrywhere. I was so jealous looking at them play in their huge groups, so carefree, and comparing it to kids at home and how they can't be left out of sight..and would prefer to play video games anyway.

There was a group playing rounders on the beach, using an empy gasoline can as a racket. Some were perched up high on make shift tree houses, others practising Mai Thai. Every few minutes three kids would pass on a scooter, none of their feet touching the ground and we were perplexed at how they could even control the thing, not to mention where they took the keys from!

We got back to our little nest and picked up our laundry...getting laundry done is one of the greatest pleasures here, you actually feel like such a better person when you have clean clothes!!

We promised ourslves a casual night tonight so we wouldn't be hungover for our day of travelling tomorrow. We went to the beach bar for a cocktail, lying back beneath the stars questioning the universe and wondering whats out there. We soon snapped back to reality when a fire juggler set up right in front of us, practising his amazing acrobatics, we were completely in awe.

He had a backing track off chart music with added dance tempos and moved perfectly to each beat. As I watched him throw his devil sticks high in the air, to the backing of coldpay's Paradise, I had another one of those, 'I can't believe this is happening,' moments.

These are happening so often I do not feel worthy.

I will be sad leavging Ko Mook tomorrow but gotta see what else is in store!