Today our two friends arrived and we went straight to the beach for a full day of sun. As you can see from the pictures, we have started to turn dark brown. The Thai sun and surf is doing us well. We had the best position on the beach - since there wasn't a group of four lounge chairs together the beach guys pulled four right up to the surf line since the tide was going out. We had only the ocean in front of us, and as we tanned the waves would splash up onto our toes as they hit the bottom of our loungers. It was heavenly.
After a full day at the beach and a delicious dinner of yellow curry with shrimp, carrots and potatoes and cashew chicken the four of us headed into Pattaya to check out the town's nightlife. We were happy to find that it was just as bustling and fun in the evening as it is in the day. The beach was still very much alive with vendors who rigged up lighting in their stands all along the beach. We "window" shopped and the four of us split a "bucket" at an outdoor bar. A bucket is a rather large cocktail that they literally mix and serve in a bucket, for around $6.00. We shared a strawberry daiquiri and soon headed home. On our way to the bus stop we saw many stray cats and dogs...there are so many of them running around here. Often they are seen hanging around the food stands or outdoor restaurants, hoping to get a scrap of food. There was a particularly cute sleeping kitten on a low wall that I took a picture of.
Tomorrow Nick and I are going to the Sanctuary of Truth and then maybe the elephant reservation where we will be able to ride an elephant! It has been one of the main things we've wanted to do while in Thailand, and now that we are finally here, we think it's time to make it happen!
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