We got up and had breakfast as usual. A vague plan to go snorkelling and also visit Kata Beach existed, but hadn't been finalised or scheduled.
We took our snorkelling gear out to the jetty again at about 11am and had another lovely pootle around looking at the sea life, this time covered up to avoid further sunburn. This session was better and more relaxed for me - probably because I wasn't worried about getting nipped by the fish. I enjoyed it very much. It was almost as good as what we saw on the boat trip, but not quite.
We stayed on the jetty and had a cocktail, and made sure we took a photo for Rach - complete with bikini, fins, masks, snorkels, and cocktails. My cocktail was a rather delicious pina colada. Mmmm.
Back in the room, with gear rinsed, and showered, we decided to have lunch in the restaurant. It was about 2pm by now. We had salads for lunch, and some kind of drink.
After lunch we got the cameras out to take some photos. I managed to go out without an SD card, and so took some shots with Christian's camera. We kept walking up to reception to find out about the Kata shuttle, only to learn that the only one for the day had already left - I'd been thinking of the Patong shuttle leaving later in the day. We asked whether it was feasible to get a tuk-tuk there, and was told that it was.
On the way back down to the room, we stopped to book the tasting menu at La Gritta for 7pm that evening, opting to stay inside in the air conditioning.
We wasted most of the rest of the afternoon. Just before 5pm, we decided to try to get to Kata Beach, and so put our things in the beach bag, grabbed some towels, and went up to reception. A woman on reception asked the porters to order us a tuk-tuk, agreeing 500 baht each way. It was a fun journey, on roads south that we hadn't travelled before. We went through Karon Beach on the way, which was nicer than Patong, and then into Kata, which was nicer again, with nice souvenir shops on the northern end.
The tuk-tuk driver dropped us about halfway up the beach, where there were no shops. We paid him his 500 baht (with a tip), and asked him if he'd be prepared to pick us up again at 6.30. He looked very unsure, and said he'd prefer 6pm. We told him not to worry, and went down to the beach. He followed us after about five minutes and said that actually 6.30 was OK. Everyone was happy.
The beach was lovely and wide and soft, with a big swimming area with nice deep water. We sat for a moment, and then went to get wet. It was a lot nicer there than Patong, though the parasailing was taking place around us here too. After our swim, we picked up our stuff and had a wander to the far end of the beach to see what there was to see. Actually, there wasn't that much.
We walked back along the road to where the tuk-tuk driver was still parked (meeting him at about 6.15 in the end), and drove back to the resort. The traffic was a lot busier now, but it was still an enjoyable journey seeing the world go by. The driver dropped us off and we gave him his money plus another tip. He was a jolly man.
Back in our room, I rang to rebook dinner from 7pm to 7.30 to give us a chance to get ready. We had showers, and I drained the last of the conditioner out of the bottle (it had exploded in my bag), and we got dressed.
We were seated inside at La Gritta - we were pretty much the only ones there. They remembered that we'd booked the tasting menu and had our menus laid out, with all the relevant cutlery. We ordered a very pricey bottle of prosecco, only because it was even pricier by the glass. The first course was an antipasto plate - an absolutely massive one. We didn't get anywhere near finishing it. Then risotto, which was fairly disappointing. There was then a sorbet to cleanse the palate, and then a main (mine was a chicken something, and I think Christian had a beef something). We were pretty full by then, but then the cannoli came out for dessert. It was light and delicious - perfect to top off the meal. It was good, but just too much food for me.
After we'd finished eating and paid the bill, we had a little walk down to the beach below the restaurant. It was a lovely evening.
Back to our room, and bed shortly after.
We took our snorkelling gear out to the jetty again at about 11am and had another lovely pootle around looking at the sea life, this time covered up to avoid further sunburn. This session was better and more relaxed for me - probably because I wasn't worried about getting nipped by the fish. I enjoyed it very much. It was almost as good as what we saw on the boat trip, but not quite.
We stayed on the jetty and had a cocktail, and made sure we took a photo for Rach - complete with bikini, fins, masks, snorkels, and cocktails. My cocktail was a rather delicious pina colada. Mmmm.
Back in the room, with gear rinsed, and showered, we decided to have lunch in the restaurant. It was about 2pm by now. We had salads for lunch, and some kind of drink.
After lunch we got the cameras out to take some photos. I managed to go out without an SD card, and so took some shots with Christian's camera. We kept walking up to reception to find out about the Kata shuttle, only to learn that the only one for the day had already left - I'd been thinking of the Patong shuttle leaving later in the day. We asked whether it was feasible to get a tuk-tuk there, and was told that it was.
On the way back down to the room, we stopped to book the tasting menu at La Gritta for 7pm that evening, opting to stay inside in the air conditioning.
We wasted most of the rest of the afternoon. Just before 5pm, we decided to try to get to Kata Beach, and so put our things in the beach bag, grabbed some towels, and went up to reception. A woman on reception asked the porters to order us a tuk-tuk, agreeing 500 baht each way. It was a fun journey, on roads south that we hadn't travelled before. We went through Karon Beach on the way, which was nicer than Patong, and then into Kata, which was nicer again, with nice souvenir shops on the northern end.
The tuk-tuk driver dropped us about halfway up the beach, where there were no shops. We paid him his 500 baht (with a tip), and asked him if he'd be prepared to pick us up again at 6.30. He looked very unsure, and said he'd prefer 6pm. We told him not to worry, and went down to the beach. He followed us after about five minutes and said that actually 6.30 was OK. Everyone was happy.
The beach was lovely and wide and soft, with a big swimming area with nice deep water. We sat for a moment, and then went to get wet. It was a lot nicer there than Patong, though the parasailing was taking place around us here too. After our swim, we picked up our stuff and had a wander to the far end of the beach to see what there was to see. Actually, there wasn't that much.
We walked back along the road to where the tuk-tuk driver was still parked (meeting him at about 6.15 in the end), and drove back to the resort. The traffic was a lot busier now, but it was still an enjoyable journey seeing the world go by. The driver dropped us off and we gave him his money plus another tip. He was a jolly man.
Back in our room, I rang to rebook dinner from 7pm to 7.30 to give us a chance to get ready. We had showers, and I drained the last of the conditioner out of the bottle (it had exploded in my bag), and we got dressed.
We were seated inside at La Gritta - we were pretty much the only ones there. They remembered that we'd booked the tasting menu and had our menus laid out, with all the relevant cutlery. We ordered a very pricey bottle of prosecco, only because it was even pricier by the glass. The first course was an antipasto plate - an absolutely massive one. We didn't get anywhere near finishing it. Then risotto, which was fairly disappointing. There was then a sorbet to cleanse the palate, and then a main (mine was a chicken something, and I think Christian had a beef something). We were pretty full by then, but then the cannoli came out for dessert. It was light and delicious - perfect to top off the meal. It was good, but just too much food for me.
After we'd finished eating and paid the bill, we had a little walk down to the beach below the restaurant. It was a lovely evening.
Back to our room, and bed shortly after.
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