Kuraburi - June 20 20:30

What a wonderful weekend I have had. At the office I was able to get my blog posted and see Dave on the webcam. He got to “meet” Judith and Andrew. I also worked on my class a bit. The three of us decided to go to the beach and hired motor scooter taxis. It was great fun but a bit extreme of a first time for Andrew to be on a motorbike. Just as our drivers arrived, it started to rain. Along the way it turned into a downpour. Fortunately for us we decided to keep going anyway as we were going swimming and would only be getting wetter. The water was so warm and nice.

Unfortunately, I was caught off guard by a huge wave. It picked me up and slammed me back down and I landed with my foot turned in and all the pressure was on my bent ankle. Now it is turning green and about the size of a golf ball. I can walk on it, so I know I didn’t break it, but I do have a sprain for certain. So now I have a mystery rash and a sprained ankle. Hopefully that is as bad as it is going to get. I am a little worried about going to the school tomorrow, since it seems to be getting worse as time goes on. Well, we will see what the morning brings.

Despite the injury, I had a wonderful time. Our drivers stayed and played at the beach as well until we were ready to go and they took us to a National Park on the way back. We trekked through the jungle on an almost nonexistent trail to an opening at another beach area. It is so beautiful there! I took a few pictures, but not a lot because the threat of rain was ever present. I am sure my pictures will not do it justice. I wish I had learned how to use the panoramic picture function. We could not stay long because it was getting dark, but at least the ride back was sans rain and very fun.

When I came back to my apartment to get ready to go to the beach, there was a baby gecko in my bed. It was so cute! I tried to take a picture, but it didn’t seem keen on holding still and posing. I checked my bed when I returned and the gecko was gone. My only worry is that if it runs across my in my sleep, I might hurt it with my knee-jerk reaction. That was not a problem; it did not pay me a visit. They like to hang out in the bathroom. I am glad to have them here because they eat the mosquitoes and other bugs.