We may be getting the hand of this guest house...

9/5/11

We have got into the routine of this guest house lark. I rise at 6.30 prepare breakfast. By 7am the coffee is ready and from 7.30-9.30 I cook for the guests. Normally they come in twos but today all seven arrived at once so that was a challenge. Around 9.30 James joins me and we bring the accounts up to date and then we assess who is checking in and out. If its a quite day we few guest moments we are free to explore but if not we potter around until lunch time. Lunch is a home made affair (the joys of having a kitchen) and then its a nap for me. The early afternoon heralds a trip to the bakers before the four o'clock walk in guests arrive (this is when the boat and the bus arrives in the town). By 6pm we are sitting chatting with the gusts then its dinner and some wine before locking up and heading to bed -often having maybe had a bit too much wine!

Today Chenapa our Laos speaking friend came for dinner. We have savory pancakes with tomato, onion, garlic and chick peas topped with cheese. Yum yum and whats more it was mainly made with leftovers so free! During the evening we discovered that the town is a hot bed of homos with 2 gay owned bars and lots of local and tourist gayers. its not what we expected but then getting to know the locals always provides an insight to local life. Me thinks a night out may be coming