Once again I was awake around 5 and again I did some work for Houston. If I can't sleep I might as well be getting paid for being awake.
I headed for breakfast just before 7, which turned out to be a bit early as they were still setting up. Since the pre-cooked eggs and the omelette chef were not ready, I had some Asian food instead, realising it was the first of that fare since I arrived 4 days ago. It was very nice although a little out of the ordinary for me for breakfast.
The hotel has 2 pools. Once is in the courtyard between the reception area and the restaurant in the front building and the other is between the 2nd and 3rd buildings. My room is in the second building, on the 4th floor.
After breakfast, I headed for Lotus/Tesco. However I got on the Baht bus on the wrong street and it only got about half way there before it turned onto a cross road. I walked up to the next road to catch another bus toget there. Fortunately, they are open from 6 am so I was able to go right in. I tried on one dress but it wasn't a good fit but bought some sunscreen and coat hangers. I then checked out the big jewellery store across the road but didn't buy anything, but looked at some dangly Topaz earrings. I walked a bit further and saw a hairdresser was open so I got my haircut there. - B400 or about $12. After that I caught the baht bus back to the grand plaza shopping centre opposite the beach. It was still closed as it wasn't 11 am yet. I walked back along the beach to Mike's mall which was also closed but one of the stalls out side was open and I bought a couple of light dresses for about the price of a haircut, each. It is quite humid here so even though I have polo shirts and skorts for golf, it is cooler wearing dresses otherwise.
I gave up waiting for the malls to open and headed back to the hotel where I went for a swim, read my book and had a nap by the pool. I went out for a late lunch and then spent some time chatting with Bruce, who was at the other pool. About 3 I headed for Le Katai, but none of our crew was there so I had a foot massage nearby. Dane and Jason were back when I'd finished and Bruce and the Rev turned up later. I had another couple of beers before heading out for dinner with Bruce. We went to the smorgasbord place I've been to a couple of times on previous trips. I'd got all the details for the caps so we headed to the embroidery shop, catching them just as they were about to leave. However they stayed to take our order, so I don't need to go there in the morning.
There was an email telling me I won't be needed for pennants so I may stay a few extra days now. I was only leaving Saturday to be back in time.
Its only 9 now but I'm ready to call it a day.
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