Each of us woke up spontaneously at 3am due to jet lag last night and spent a couple of hours desperately trying to get back to sleep so we were 4 very weary travellers at breakfast today! The breakfast buffet was amazing with something for everyone regardless of how you wanted to start the day. I love the array of fresh fruit and the odd naughty croissant washed down with proper coffee from a bank of five high-tech machines that wouldn't look out of place in a Costa or Starbucks!
After breakfast we had a meeting booked with the Hayes and Jarvis rep Tor who gave us a few tips for places to eat locally. Bless his heart he was super apologetic for not wearing his uniform but he was all over the place as his Grandfather had passed away last night. We felt so awful for him as he had tears in his eyes while he was trying to give us his briefing. Tor gave us details of a fabulous trip to the Phi Phi Islands via speed boat. This was something that was on Jayne's bucket list and Dave and I had loved it last time so we signed up right away for Monday.
As we were in the mood to book trips we also dropped into the hotel travel centre to see Dong who had looked after us so well last time. We really wanted to go back to the Emerald Pool and the Hot Springs and as we were a group of 4 Dong suggested that we privately hire a car for the day. This way we would be able to spend as little or as much time as we wanted at each location and not be stuck to someone else's schedule. It also worked out cheaper than a guided tour - Dave and I knew what to do at each location so we didn't really need a guide! That was a great idea so we booked it all for Saturday and decided to spend the rest of our day on the beach.
Rather foolishly none of us put on any sunscreen and boy did we know it come 4 o' clock! We went swimming in the gorgeous turquoise sea and tried the main swimming pool. Both were fabulous and despite the hotel being very full, it doesn't feel like it at all. This is a really tranquil location with just the chugging of the odd long tail boat to break through the swish of the waves on the beach.
We were all feeling knackered so we dragged our bones back to our rooms for a bit of a nap - it took longer for Colin and Jayne to get in as they had left their key in their room and were locked out. The staff here are so helpful they were let in just a few minutes later. You didn't hear a peep from any of us then till we got ready for dinner at 8pm. We followed Tor's suggestion and ate at a local restaurant, Mothers House. It was great food and much cheaper than the restaurant at the hotel.
Finally four very weary travellers with a definite glow of sunburn trudged back to our rooms in the hope of a decent night of sleep......
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