The drying of seaweed which is farmed in shallow water
The labourers enjoying snorkelling. As no construction was planned for a few days they just looked after the island, caught fish for breakfast, lunch and supper and cooked my meals. We ate the same for every meal - fresh sea fish (small ones caught on a line) with rice and Pak Choi. The tea we drank was deep red and made with what looked like sticks gathered from the island. From what I could tell (they spoke no English) it was bought from the mainland.
Myself, Mr An and Mr Mne - labourers and the only inhabitants of this island which is owned by a Thai developer. They are building a few luxury holiday houses.
The first and only house (unfinished) and I had the privelege of staying here. Just before going to bed Mr An offered me a large carving knife to take to bed. I thought he was joking as the chances of any unwelcome visitors was pretty slim. Within 5 minutes however a large spider (10cms) crawled by us and it was promptly disposed of by Mr An with the large knife. I did take it to bed just in case!
Local fishermen on a different island.
The seafood was great again! for US$3 I had a whole barracuda with rice and salad. The red snapper was the same price. Prawns, squid, so much ansd so fresh I stayed for nearly a week around these islands.
The drying of seaweed which is farmed in shallow water
The labourers enjoying snorkelling. As no construction was planned for a few days they just looked after the island, caught fish for breakfast, lunch and supper and cooked my meals. We ate the same for every meal - fresh sea fish (small ones caught on a line) with rice and Pak Choi. The tea we drank was deep red and made with what looked like sticks gathered from the island. From what I could tell (they spoke no English) it was bought from the mainland.
Myself, Mr An and Mr Mne - labourers and the only inhabitants of this island which is owned by a Thai developer. They are building a few luxury holiday houses.
The first and only house (unfinished) and I had the privelege of staying here. Just before going to bed Mr An offered me a large carving knife to take to bed. I thought he was joking as the chances of any unwelcome visitors was pretty slim. Within 5 minutes however a large spider (10cms) crawled by us and it was promptly disposed of by Mr An with the large knife. I did take it to bed just in case!
Local fishermen on a different island.
The seafood was great again! for US$3 I had a whole barracuda with rice and salad. The red snapper was the same price. Prawns, squid, so much ansd so fresh I stayed for nearly a week around these islands.
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