Oh my its hot

24/5/11

Today was so hot. We thought we had been hot but evidently we have not. Simple tasks like walking for 5 minutes become unbearable and you become very wet with sweat very quickly. Standing in front of the fan offers limited relief as it feels like you are standing in front of a fan assisted oven with the door open. Yes there is a breeze but it’s very warm and not pleasant.

It was to this heat we woke. We spent a few hours in the pool and then the mid day sun came and even this was untenable so we walked to a café and had some lunch and a drink with lots of ice. Sitting without air conditioning was soon also untenable so I delivered James to an air conditioned internet café whilst I set off in search of a tour agency to organize the next day’s activity. After 25 minutes of walking round in a large circle I found the place I was looking for… it was CLOSED and I was very very hot and my clothes soaked. I trudged back to the internet café and hid with James until it went dark. At 10 baht per hour (20pence) we felt we could afford to stay for a while.

Once sunset came there was some relief but as James neck was hurting he curled up on the bed and played with his IPod. I headed out to a bar for a beer and got chatting to the bad lady. Had a Thai speaking lesion and retuned with takeaway food for us both. This also included a full set of cutlery plates and bowls