after getting up at 5:00 a.m. and catching the 6:00 a.m. train we arrived slightly late at 11:30 in Phattalung. The ride was realy good, scenery from a train somehow seems better than from a bus.
Time for food, so we set off in search of a restaurant. Now , we generally like Thai food but we do like a place with English on the menu so that we know what critter we are eating (the snake, rat and ant eggs are supposed to be delicious though). Phattalung is not a tourist centre, so we had no success. After wandering for awhile, we actually met a white person who asked if we were lost. Explained our predicament and he gave us directions to a nice little place. I tried to order Thai food but waitress would not give me (too spicy I think) and told me I should have the American Fried Rice.
tried phoning Chris (aka Flaming Stiffy) after that assuming he would still be working for a couple of hours. Ended up he was between classes so came right down to pick us up. We did a quick wander thru the school (lots of kids, all in identical uniforms and all smiling and laughing) and then waited in the staff room while he taught a class.
went to a great restaurant out of town that night, best service we have had and across road was another place with live music. Very nice. A couple (?!?) of beers and then home to bed.
Saturday did a little tour to a lake resort, had a great ice cream and a little touring before another great meal and then stopped at a very nice new place by Chris's with live music. Early night.
Sunday Chris was kind enough to drive us the 100 km to Hat Yai where we now await the bus to Penang, Malaysia. Afraid in a couple of hours we need to say good-bye to Thailand - it has been great.
Flamin says hi to everybody, he is doing very well but seems to be a little lonely for female companionship, which is apparently very hard to find in Thailand.
The pics are us out for dinner in Phattalung, view from our guest house on Tao (that is Shark Island), some serious cooking in Chiang Mai and the view from the top of the road to our guest house in Tao (that path of concrete going straight down is indeed a road).
Hope everyone is doing well - miss you all!!
Randy & Monique
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