Dan was getting bored again - there's only so much sun bathing a man can do - so we decided to hire a moped (sorry Dad - I did wear a hemlet though!) to explore the island which was brilliant as it only cost 4 pounds for 24 hours which is so much cheaper than taxi's and easier than hiking up and down the hills! We got a map (yes I was map reading!!) and went for a look about.
Due to my excellent map reading I directed us to a water fall sign and thought it would be an easy stroll to a gorgeous view, well I was right about the view but not about the stroll it took some climbing (and nerve) but it was worth it.....
Due to my excellent map reading I directed us to a water fall sign and thought it would be an easy stroll to a gorgeous view, well I was right about the view but not about the stroll it took some climbing (and nerve) but it was worth it.....
Don't think we are so lucky to always have sun, not long after these pic's were taken the heavens opened - it's as though someone upstairs knew we'd taken a bike out!!
Luckily rain doesn't last long here so enough time to find another waterfall before lunch....
As the weather reminded us of home we decided to have ourselves a Sunday Roast at the Mason Arms - Koh Pha Nangs first English boozer.....
After that we headed off to explore some more and found another gorgeous beach and took a few pic's (we're getting the hang of the camera now!)
(thanks shelly for the hidden cameraman idea!)
As well as finding some waterfalls and beaches we also made a friend in Koh Pha Nang, well she actually be-friended us!
This is Ruby, they say that dogs can be loyal but this was ridiculous she followed us everywhere, sat under our sun bed, even followed us up and down as we swam in the pool and slept outside our bungalow at night, this was all before we starting feeding her (yes fatal mistake) then it got very hard to say goodbye, as we think she'd decided we were her new owners and even ran up the road chasing our taxi when we left (gulp).
Next stop Bottle Beach which we were told you could only get to by taxi boat (in the lonely planet!) but later learnt when we spotted car and bikes that you could get there on the dodgy roads but hey-ho we made it there and got a fun boat ride out of it, the taxi boat man obviously didn't think my bags looked as heavy as Dan's and carried his for him - what a gentleman I am travelling with he just followed and left me to struggle on the rocky terrain - which at one point was barbed wire (I am not joking either!).....
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