Holiday: Quiet Time in Khao Lak

So we had 3 nights in Khao Lak.  We decided the first full day really should be a relaxing day - we had been fully employed with activities etc at Elephant Hills for our stay there, it was really very good, but we needed a rest. I also had to catch up on this blog and Tom his scrapbook, so we had a lie in each morning we took Tom shopping to find an inflatable and a ball to play with in the pool and we spent our days in the pool larking around, catching up on this, eating, playing cribbage, drinking mocktails and repeat!

   

We did think that we would do something more significant on the second day, such as hire scooters and go to see the monument to the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami (this is where it hit Thailand - 5,000 people died in Khao Lak alone!), but in the end we didn't.  

We got ourselves a Thai massage instead - Matt had a traditional Thai massage, I had a back and neck massage and Tom a foot massage.  Can't say it was relaxing - spent most of it in pain as she pressed very firmly in all directions.  However, I could move my neck much better by the end.  Matt also was in pain but was happy with the result.  They took it easy on Tom!

We also got our laundry done - we almost ran out at Elephant Hills.  Loads of laundry places in the area, they do it by the kilo, probably 5% of the price the hotels charge, and it comes back beautifully packaged.  We were all delighted to have some clean clothes! 

 

One night we decided to have a traditional Thai BBQ or Mookata for tea.  We ordered it for 3: chicken and pork for 2 and seafood for the other - with the idea we would share it round.  The food arrived - there was enough for an army!  Not only were there 3 platters of meat, but also 3 platters of vegetables!  We had over ordered.  Then the BBQ arrived - this was a cook yourself type of a dinner.  It was very hot, just what you need in the evening heat...more heat.  Then they brought out another BBQ - oh no.  We told them not to bother with a third.  We were going to melt!  The table next door to us were laughing at us at this point!  With good reason!  We did our best to put a dent in it - managed to almost eat all the meat - but we were all groaning with stomach ache on the way home!  

  

We didn't go in the sea at all - it was too rough the whole time we were there.  However, it wasn't a problem, the swimming pools kept us busy and happy.