In the evenings I'd been tagging along with the Aussies I met on the boat. They'd spent a bit of time on the island already and knew the goings-on. They took me to a Psytrance party... got me drunk... sat in horror while I ate animal flesh... etc.
Once the diving course was over I moved to cheaper accommodation near them; my own bungalow on a hillside looking out to sea. Pretty basic, but peaceful and with a beautiful view - at night the illuminated squid boats would light up the sea.
The rest of my time spent on the island was ridiculously lazy. We'd wake up, sit at the restaurant playing uno, drinking, eating, sitting and eating until it was time to go out for dinner. Afterwards we'd sit and drink at bars along the beach.
Chris took the piss out of me at any opportunity and Cybelle cut my hair, very well, which was nice.
We made friends with the Austrian Petanque team who were about to go to the world championships in Pattaya, some locals (actually from Burma) and another Austrian who'd spent some time in India.
One of the 'athletes' from the Austrian Petanque team was bitten on the neck by a snake at our restaurant. Not poisonous though.
It was fun, I had planned to spend time at Koh Pha Nang and Samui but opted instead to relax the days away with these guys.
Dogs were everywhere. I was lying on the beach when one came and stood on me... one leg on my stomach and another on my 'bits'. It then bit my book and started play-biting my arm. I got up and threw a stick and tried again to ignore it. It eventually got bored and went up to a German couple and grabbed the guys towel for a tug-of-war. It was really funny. In the end I had to help him out so I walked up and threw a stick.
Walking back to my bungalow each night was a mission. I got lost every night. The paths were hard enough to follow even in the daylight, and in the dark it was just a little scary. Some nights a dog would escort me home, one night a pup walked me back, slept on my deck then escorted me back the next morning.
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