Happy Börsday Strelitzia

So we arrived in Ko Lanta and after a bit of a struggle and a refund managed to get a room at the 'Sea Pearl Bungalows' which are right next to our dinner venue at the 'Suza Hut'. We had a veeerrry relaxing afternoon. I did a bit of a reconnaissance mission to see what was happening up and down the beach and Celia got some rest, I'll allow her cause its her birthday. She's now feeling loads better and excited about the evenings festivities.

Dinner time arrived and we are sitting at Suza Hut waiting for ze Germans but they were late. Can you not see the issue already. Germans are never late so we knew something was amis. Can you believe they arrived over 15 min late, if that had happened in Germany you would have gotten a black stamp in your passport and 3 points on your drivers license. Turns out they were so delayed on the ferries that they had to beg their way on private transport to be there at that time. Well done, you have done your nation proud.

The staff and owners at Suza hut recognized ze Germans at once and i never realized that they had been there so often. Great news for us as our fantastic dinners were followed by a complimentary birthday cake. Good start to the evening. The wine and beers were flowing well at this point and we needed another couple to get over the size of the bill, yes - even in Thai Baht. We went to the beach bar a short walk down the beach, I think it was called Funk Fish and the girls tucked into a few cocktails. Marco introduced me to my first bucket in Thailand which consists of a bottle of their locally brewed rum Sangsom, loads of ice, a bit of Coke and a Red Bull. After two of these its generally time to go to bed or take off your shorts and shirt and jump in the ocean. We all chose the latter. It was loads of fun because as well as being naked in the sea (always fun), the plankton shimmers and shines when you disturb it in the water which makes for minutes of endless fun when you are feeling mellow due to the effects of over celebration (is there such a thing).

Time for bed!