Stef had 2 beers too many last night (3 total, not sure what happened there, Singha isn't particularly high ABV), which resulted in an early night for us yesterday. This is supposed to be the relaxing part of the trip, but it may take some time to unwind. We've been in such a go, go, go mode for a couple of months, even taking the foot off the gas a little bit last week felt like a big slowdown. Trying to hit the brakes completely and sit in a beach chair for 8 hours isn't quite as easy as we thought it would be.
The water is a perfect temperature, and crystal clear, but the waves are a little rough to stay in for very long. We decided to leave the resort and walk into town (Kata Beach) for lunch, which ended up being 2 hours roundtrip of walking along narrow roads, with little or no shoulder, several blinds turns, traffic coming from the wrong direction (they drive on the left here), intermittent stench of garbage, and 90 degree heat. Needless to say, we'll pay the taxi or tuk-tuk from now on, if we leave the resort again.
On the plus side, our room is so comfortable and has such a great view of the ocean, it's hard to be upset about anything for very long.
It's also probably better if I don't get horribly burnt on the first day of the trip. I guess age and experience have finally taught me something! It only took horrible face scarring sunburns in North Carolina, Costa Rica, Mount Shasta, and Sayulita for me to finally learn maybe it wouldn't kill me to reapply of couple times a day. Also, I'm using an ultra sport SPF 70 on my face (and neck, ears, shoulders, tops of feet etc) Stef has insisted on protecting her investment.
Meeting a friend of a friend who runs a dive shop in Kata for a drink in an hour or two, hopefully he'll have the lowdown or what we need to see and maybe we can even line up a dive for later in the week.
--Pete
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