Technically these three things happened yesterday but since Cass did not tell all in her entry, conveniently ending her entry just on our arrival here I thought I tell you all. Tis my duty after all!
Shortly after arrival we changed and headed down to the pool, books and sunscreen in hand to swim and generally lounge around. The pool is huge, no really it is massive. Its meant to be the biggest hotel swimming pool in Thailand, holding 7000m3 of water. You can swim laps in this thing and actually feel like you are working out. There are secluded little pools down the length of the pool, a bar about 1/3 of the way down and a bridge down the other end. When you get down to the bridge you realise that the pool keeps going around the corner of the hotel. So swimming away you find the suits with there own personal entry to the pool from there verandas.
Cassism # 1
About lunch time, or near enough anyway we decided to approach the bar. So we swam up an sat on the bar stools. Or at least I sat on the bar stool. Cass got on one side of the bar stool then proceeded to slide and fall straight off the other side clutching vainly for the bar. The barman was trying very politely not to laugh, I wasn’t so polite. Cass struggled back up, blaming the sunscreen, I asked her what liquid she had in what was supposed to be her water bottle. Cass tried to sit on the bar stool again protesting her innocence holding desperately onto the bar to steady herself.
So finally we were sitting on bar stools and a bar in the pool so we promptly ordered cocktails… what else could we drink…. and some lunch.
Cassism #2
Over lunch the barman was chatting with us about the benefits of Thai food and the healthy herbs contained in the food. He mentioned a few like coriander, garlic… then Cass chimed in, sipping her cocktail, with ‘oh yes, and gin….’ The barman blinked, I laughed and Cass looked bewilderedly between the both of us. I leant over between laughing and said…‘Ginger, I think you mean ginger….’
Our barman let us know that if we were still around or came back that happy hour with 1/2 price cocktails was served at the pool bar between 1700 - 1800 hrs….er, so of course we came back… we couldn’t let the poor little barman sit there behind his bar all by himself with no one to make cocktails for during happy hour now could we?
Cassism #3
After the happy hour at the pool we cleaned up and headed to the Explorer bar, well, the helpful barman let us know that there was a happy hour there 1900 - 2000 hrs, so of course we went there before dinner.
Eventually we ended up at the White Lotus for dinner. We ordered our dinner and shortly after we were served an aperitif, I’m not quite sure what it was but it was very nice. Then the main meals arrived, placed in the centre so we could share dished. Cass looked at the first dish that arrived and asked:
Cass: “How do we eat this? Do we just dip the vegetables in?”
Waitress: “Well yes you could but be normally just put a selection of the vegetables and the dish on our plates and eat it with the rice.”
I was looking at Cass a little oddly at that point. The main meal that Cass had ordered arrived and Cass is munching happily away at the vegetables and clam/crab dish and said to me:
“You know if I knew they were going to serve the aperitif and this dip before our meal I wouldn’t have ordered the main dish how are we going to get through two mains as well?”
I started laughing at her and Cass stopped mid chew as I carefully explained that the ‘dip’ was the main meal I’d ordered…..
The poor staff were coming over obviously thinking something was wrong since we were laughing that much all through the meal. I’m not sure they believed our protestations that everything was fine.
So anyway back to today and I must report that we did more of the same. After breakfast I went out for a walk on the beach, mainly so I could at least say that I did. Cass stayed in the room flicking through the various sports channels trying to find one that had the Melbourne Cup on and ended up being disappointed since it wasn’t on.
I ended up back at the pool and went for a swim, its kind of strange since the pool is huge with 300 odd deck chairs and there was no one there except the staff and me. By the time I finished swimming some other couples had finally emerged and were sitting around the pool. I was chatting to a couple that we’d met the day before and they mentioned that they’d heard all about ‘the Australian girls’ when they went to dinner even though they were in a different restaurant! The barman came over and asked if we’d like some drinks and they chime in saying he should watch out for ‘the Australians….’
I looked at them and grinned saying that I was sweet, innocent, halo…
They both promptly laughed at that point and she said ‘My dear if you ever had a halo it slipped long ago and strangled you…’
Now I ask you is that nice?
After dinner we were heading back to our room when we noticed there was a singer in the explorer bar, singing her heart out to an empty bar. So we decided to go in since we’d commented yesterday that the bar really needed someone playing the piano in the corner or a singer. We spent about an hour in the bar listening to her sing and sipping on our drinks before deciding to head off and call it a night.
Overall we’ve enjoyed the nights and days we’ve had here. At times its felt like we’ve had an entire resort all to ourselves and its been a little startling when you actually see someone else. Personally I think it would be interesting to see again one day but filled up with people the way its meant to be!
