Easy Rider

I'm sure that a photo of me, kids and puppies could sound worrying. But aw...how cute?!

We had lots of fun yesterday hiring out mopeds and zipping round Lanta. In a couple of hours on the road we only saw one other westerner, I wasn't joking about there being no other tourists. We went right down to the bottom of the island and I wish I could upload photos to show you how beautiful it is: just think clear sea and blue sky, lots of jungle-covered mountains (okay then, REALLY big hills) and lots of other islands dotted in the distance. You get the picture. Oh, and as per my previous post, we saw loads of dogs. Loads and loads of dogs! Ella nearly had a bit of a curious incident of the dog and the moped when one ran out in front of her but luckily she swerved like a maniac and managed to somehow, somehow (neither of us quite know how!)to both stay on the bike and miss the dog.

We stopped for a coconut shake (that's a drink, not a fabulous new dance move that we'll be perfecting over the next few days, although it clearly should be) and when we went to get back on the bikes the guy stopped us and wouldn't let us get back on until he'd poured ice water on the seats and dried them off and he was bloody right to do so, they had got to hot in the sun they'd have taken the skin off our arses! (for those of you who are now imagining for some reason that we were riding mopeds naked, please rest assured we weren't. I meant skin off the back of our legs but arses sounded a smidge funnier). Okay, just a bit ruder. Is rude still funny?

Quick post as just about to have a banana pancake (breakfast staple when in hot countries, I find) and head to the ferry for a long trip to Phuket to pick up a speedboat to take us to Racha island.