Temple Tour of Thailand
First breakfast at the Oasis and no they weren’t playing ‘Morning Glory’ but some nice music that didn’t include Breakast at Tiffany’s!. The staff are very happy and friendly which is nice first thing. Basket… that’s our chauffeur is wearing a really unusual shirt. The Duke asked if he can get him one he will try. At 11.30 he has offered to take us to 2 temples. So first we spend some time by the pool and have a swim. Then of we go in the “sidecar” to Temple no 1. The Duke wondered if we had seen enough temples, luckily the Thai Temples are all very different. The second Temple is a great example of this. At the first where there is a huge white Buddha, Basket told us this was the only part that survived the Tsunami in 2004. Khao Lak was hit very badly a lot of people died. Basket asks “have you seen the Tsunami memorial “ so this becomes the next stop. There is a Police Frigate that was thrown about 1 km from the sea during the Tsunami, how powerful and destructive nature can be. Basket drops us of in Khao Lak town, shopping here we come. First stop is the shop with an unusual metal sculpture that we had seen last night. Shopping done, lunch is the next thing. Bussaba was the chosen restaurant, the Duke had Thai fish cakes, the Dame chicken satay very good. After lunch a browse in a few more shops.
Then the skies open, we cross the road and take refuge in a modern coffee shop, just in time. Amazing very loud very wet storm. The man who owns the shop is a photographer and has a collection of Rolliflex cameras. He still takes and develops black and white film. Can’t drink any more espresso’s, a taxi is needed. Dash across the road and get taxi to Oasis, these “taxi’s” are not made for rain and water leaks in. Typically the rain becomes very light as we arrive back.
Tonight we are going to Happy Snapper back to Khao Lak town. Happy Snapper is an unusual bar, the World is painted on the ceiling, lots of different tables and chairs, most the tables are made from old sewing machines, the ones you worked with your feet. Happy Hour 6-9 so two Mojito’s ordered. There are a few people inside and some outside. We order Mojitos then ask for nachos and a dip. Half and hour goes by no nachos waiters pass us with endless food! We get an apology, “sorry many people outside ordered. The nachos finally arrive, the Dame doesn’t hang about she orders the main course and two more drinks right away. It’s eight thirty and the band starts, it’s a boy and girl singer accompanied by a guitarist. The boy has a good voice, but unfortunately not the girl. Service is very slow but eventually the food arrives and is very good. So is the owner of the club who plays base guitar, the guitarist has gone electric and now we have drums. The band still has the two singers, but the girl seems to be more in tune with the band. Embarrassing moment, whilst singing “What’s Love Got Do With It” she points the mike at all six of us and tries to make us sing along, not quite Glastonbury.
The band take another break and we decide head back to the hotel.
Dame ‘Awkes Travels 