Koh Samui Regatta - Friday 31st May 2024
Jogged out of my somnalescence by my very long time friend Geoffrey Sealy, he reminds readers and me that the week's activities were promoted on this blog a week ago, and there has been nothing since. Rightly so, as when things are happening, it is hard to report on them - quote: D Trump, New York, today. I'll try to be honest and accurate, reflecting on the last week. I notice that there is almost always a smirk or 'wink wink, nudge nudge' moment when one tells of a journey to Thailand. On this small island, positioned here in the gulf of Thailand: ...there is indeed much to be said along those lines. Approx 15km by 12 km, it is small, yet reasonably populated - 40, 000 residents, largely devoted to Buddha and tourism activities. A circle of villages surround the foreshore of the island, with resort style accommodation and activities facing out to the water, and back on the other side of the main road, shops offering cannabis, cheap but apparently reasonable quality
