Well here I am. I have been here for nearly a week now and havent had a chance to write about it all as there is so much to do. The girls,Hattie and Ava, are having a whale of a time. Each day, around 6 and always before 7 am, I am woken with the demand for “Schwim, schwim” from Hattie, or a more simple approach of a punch in the neck from Ava to force me into the pool. I am not an early morning person. Never have been really. Certainly not one for “up and into excercise” ! But I’m getting used to it. I am set up to be totally surprised at being pushed in the pool every morning as though it is the first time ever.
An hour or two of swimming is followed by breakfast. usually of standard British fare in some Thai restaurant. Sausages, bacon and eggs are advertised. Sausages are frankfurters, bacon is something else entirely and eggs are – well eggs are eggs. All other food though is Thai. I have taken to it so much I shall just have to get one of these new kitchen gadgets that produces authentic Thai food. They are called Thai brides. More of those later!
After breakfast it is usually back to prepare for a trip out somewhere. we go to the beach if it is a little cloudy and overcast as the sand will burn your feet and it is too much for the girls (and Grandy) if its a normal , sunny day. Weve also been to Monkey Mountain where there are , unbelievably, lots of monkeys. at feeding time these monkeys look like rats from Hamlin as they come from just about everywhere.
The food though is wonderful. I am not kidding when I say I’ve taken to it in a big way. Ava has not had a meal so far that hasn’t been centred around prawns. Hattie, well her meals sare centred aroound food ….any food. She is just an eating machine. I have had the lot. Fish, meat, vegetables and all served with rice that tastes fantastic.
And above all I just love the street vendor food. Not something I would entertain in the UK but here, well, it seems it is standard way of life. the street stalls, and there are thousands of them, prepare early in the morning and cook on the most basic of stoves and just carry on cooking all day feeding the hordes. Fantastic to see.
must go now, “schwimmin time”