At any rate, I'm not going to let a little thing like a swollen and painful foot ruin the fun. I will put an ice bag on it, let it relax tonight, and move onward and upward, as always. I didn't get a lot of pictures today because I wasn't up for walking very far. I was up with the sun, however, so I took a couple sunrise pictures, such as they were. I enjoy the long tail boats that float around the gulf of Thailand catching fish, and I have many photos of them. I especially enjoy getting them at sunrise...kind of Pirates of the Carribean-ish type pictures or maybe Vikings. At any rate, my favorite part of being at Khanom is having this chance to get up early and enjoy whatever pictures come my way.
Another thing I have enjoyed at Khanom this time around is having more conversations with interesting people. Yesterday, I met a German couple from Berlin who have been traveling to different resorts in Thailand on their month-long excursion into the Land of Smiles. They liked Khanom most of the places they had been to so far. Today, we chatted with one of the guys who works at Khun Lee's establishment. He has only been living back in Thailand for 3 years and talked about his struggles to re-learn Thai and also about his travels throughout Europe when he lived in Sweden. I had commented on how fluent his English was (compared to the other people who worked at the restaurant--excluding Lee). He had given us some suggestions for places to explore with the scooters the day before, and we talked to him more at dinner that night afterward. It was a great way to end our time in Khanom.
Of course, I am ever grateful to the people at Chonnapha Resort for providing great service and a wonderful place to just relax and enjoy the ocean. It was a great break from the city...despite the fact that we had to leave Noi in Surat while we went up and played.
It will be great to see Noi again when she is off work. I am not looking forward to waiting until November to see her again when we leave here on Sunday. I wish I could take her with us now; however, we are committed to being patient and enjoying the time we have with each other as much as possible. It's nice to be able to have this kind of relationship where despite the separation, it's okay because we are both secure in our love for each other. It's very refreshing...but it will definitely be good to have her in the U.S. so that we can explore life together from there on.
Well, that's all I've got for now. I hope you all are doing wonderfully, as always.
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