Just chillin'

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Well things have settled down slightly...!

We've checked into a bungalow on Ko Samet for the next week in the hope that our card will arrive before we have to depart. The owner of the hostel seemed very grateful for the lump sum of baht they recveived and after some red hot bartering gave us 'good price' on bungalow. Down from 800B ($28) to 500B ($16) but now they seem to clean our room daily as well - it needs it.

Since our last posting we met another lovely English couple Smudger and 'elen, who kept us thoroughly entertained the other night with stories of their adventures from visiting Thailand over the past 10 or so years. We gleaned some valuable advice on the workings of the police and culture which will no doubt come in handy. Michelle and Helen seem to be from the same stock ie. both love Samsom buckets, it's difficult to stop either of them talking for long enough to get a word in edgeways and both love cutting the rug (dancing). Won a powderpuff-esque toy on some game show which was aptly titled 'Shitloads' as a unique reminder of Nunnyand has returned to the UK with them. Smudger was also a right geezer a mad hammers fan - who was steadily teaching all the Thais cockney slang - most notably the bloke on the mic each night who gees up the crowd with 'orright, bott-ul of lager, and even had the Cockney songs downpat (he even went for Crystal Palace in the football).

Yesterday we went on the boat round the island and went snorkelling fishing, diving off the top deck and then went to a fish farm which had an array of huge fish, sharks and some unfortunate sea turtles. Nunny started the day pale after her night on the buckets and combined with the motion of the ocean nearly put the power of chuck into the old fishing boat we were on.

We were taught fire twirling last night to the tunes of my .mp3 player which fortunately plugs into the bar's sound system and breaks the monotony of the very high rotation Shakira, Black eyed peas and top 40 R&B. I reckon tonight I will have them playing Midnight Oil after breaking them in gently with some semi-pop songs. A dutch bloke then brought out his trance CDs and old mate behind the bar got out the fire sticks and went nuts for a bit.

Just been to a wicked restaurant for lunch which has glass tables and holes cut in the floor of the pier so you sit and dangle your legs off looking through the glass and the hole at the fish underneath (which appear in droves if you drop a few grains of rice). Nice recommendation Smudger!

Some more fire twirling lessons and some Muay Thai boxing is on the cards tonight followed by a night out with our Thai friend - look out!

Catch ya next time.
Ricko and Nunny

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Comments

[will]

wow - u guys are having a great time
hi guys, sounds like your really enjoying the time away. The things u do are just crazy!!! :D wish i could come along. xoxo love will

[Heman]

Crazy Niggerz!
Glad you're having a great time peops! Shitty cold and wet weather here. Don't forget we expect you both to be awesome Tom Yum Goong makers when you get back here! And keep those snorkels and a board handy in case of a tsunami. Be safe be seen be alert not alarmed

[super genius]

ahhh
sorry i missed your party. hope your having fun despite all the drama. have you found my monkey yet? we miss you round the office, friday just wasnt the same-it was weird everyone doing work and stuff.

[Chopper]

Sounds awful
Geez.....all these good times you're having, it sounds like the worst trip ever....I think I might cancel mine.......just stay at work 'n' that.... Anyhoo........keep up the good work Mark and Chucka See yuz later

[SKI BUNNY]

hi guys, great to see all is running like clock work.....hahaha. sounds like you are having a great time, we went to NZ for a week, had a ball. lots of snow, then to perisher which has 20cm of snow.......woooohooo. it snowed 20cm the day we arrived so you can imagine how bad it was before we arrived........ anyway have a great time, PS your flight times have changed BKK to sydney. double check it before you leave which is about 4months away.