We left early the next day to go and see Claire’s Dad. Hogmanay Now, it’s quite a long story. Claire’s parents are divorced and her Dad now has a Thai girlfriend. I should point out, before you jump to conclusions, that they met in the UK and that she is widowed. A lot of Dad’s friends in his provincial English town have Thai wives and it was through this circle that they met. It’s probably not long term though as the girlfriend plans to move back to Thailand later this year. Anyway, the “mother hen” of the Thai wife circle has organised Hogmanay for us: dinner, drinks and karaoke. They all have homes in a place called Satahip, South of Pattaya which is South East of Bangkok. That afternoon, we went to the local beach. It
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