As it was such a lazy day yesterday  ..Kirsty and I decided to do some exploring.   I started off by cycling to Sairee to find out the start/routes for this years Koh Tao Festival cycle ride which I fully intend to do   ..although I’m undecided to which route (easy/hard) to take, as I’ve not been been that strict with myself.  So don’t want to lag behind on some of the long hill climbs  ..but still a few days to train 😀

So along the way I met Alan & Heidi, the couple who we’d first stayed with on the island for a little chat and then cycled towards the resevoir, hopefully meeting Kirsty on route.   Expecting to catch up with Kirsty as I neared the dam, I was amazed to see her at the top, laying in the shade.

It took both of us some time to cool down before we headed off again.  I’d bought some banana’s & mango for a little pick me up which came in very handy.

Heading off up the hill, we decided to cut across to the Wild Challenge course as Kirsty hadn’t seen it and then make our way back.   We looked at most of the obstacles and Kirsty even tried a few of them while I had to push & carry my bike.

By the time we got home, we were both shattered and possibly had too much sun that we both ended up with raging headaches.

After a good sleep, I got up and made breakfast for everyone (Simon & Kirsty)   …poached egg & beans and a pot of fresh coffee which was greatly appreciated.

Simon was a busy bee, on his computer advertising my old laptop and video camera with underwater housing  ..and then brought out the Guitar Hero equipment which had been sat collecting dust under the stairs to see if everything worked.  The drum set was in need of a little soldering and glueing but that was about it..

So after testing out the guitars on a few songs, then attaching the mic  …we rocked the afternoon away!

The last couple of days it was a chill out time…

A little snorkelling, a bit of laying by the pool… and returning to restaurants for food..

Simon and I were up and dressed early.  The plan was to shoot down to Maehaad to meet Simons father & Kate for coffee before they caught the 9.30 Seatran Ferry but their hotel transit had dropped them with their heavy cases at the ferry terminal and at the wrong one  …so rather than sipping coffee at Café Del Sol, we only had a brief time with them before saying goodbye and boarded the Seatran to reserve their seats and get comfy. 
It’s been fabulous year so far, so many family members coming to see us and what’s brilliant is that finally they can see where we live, work and understand what’s so appealing  ..everyone says they’ve had a great time and would like to stay, so hopefully they’ll be back or come and visit if we set up home elsewhere.
Our visitors this year