On Thursday, I had another volunteer, Brooke, to help in my classroom. We had a good day together, and I found that just having somebody with whom I could speak English, was comforting. Consequently, I was more relaxed. The aim is to teach them basic English, so I have been singing the ABC song, getting them to write, and colour in pictures. I am getting to know the children, and they, me. There is much repetition and I am sure a pattern will form.
And so to the weekend.....
All 7 volunteers decided to visit Railay Island, which is a 2 hour bus ride, and a 10min. long boat ride from the CCS Centre. Five of us booked into the Railay Island Resort Hotel. It felt like luxury, though the beds were rock hard. It seems all beds are rock hard in Thailand, no matter how much you pay for them! Railay Island is not an Island. It is part of the mainland, but can only be accessed by boat. Consequently there are no roads, only footpaths that wind around like a maze. There are "money spending places" and restaurants and bars. The sea is beautiful and warm, the beaches are sandy. I spent a great deal of time lounging round the pool, then wandering to the beach, and swimming in both. It was very relaxing and most enjoyable. We had 2 full days there. One of the young ones went SCUBA diving for a day, but was disappointed that the water was murky and visibility was poor. The weekend passed all too quickly, and at 3pm on Sunday, our long boat was waiting to take us over the water back to our hire bus, and back to base camp. The weather at Railay was great all weekend. As soon as we hit Trang, the rain started again. Apparently we are sitting under a hovering monsoon, which will not move away. It is unusual as this is now winter, the best time to visit.
And so to the weekend.....
All 7 volunteers decided to visit Railay Island, which is a 2 hour bus ride, and a 10min. long boat ride from the CCS Centre. Five of us booked into the Railay Island Resort Hotel. It felt like luxury, though the beds were rock hard. It seems all beds are rock hard in Thailand, no matter how much you pay for them! Railay Island is not an Island. It is part of the mainland, but can only be accessed by boat. Consequently there are no roads, only footpaths that wind around like a maze. There are "money spending places" and restaurants and bars. The sea is beautiful and warm, the beaches are sandy. I spent a great deal of time lounging round the pool, then wandering to the beach, and swimming in both. It was very relaxing and most enjoyable. We had 2 full days there. One of the young ones went SCUBA diving for a day, but was disappointed that the water was murky and visibility was poor. The weekend passed all too quickly, and at 3pm on Sunday, our long boat was waiting to take us over the water back to our hire bus, and back to base camp. The weather at Railay was great all weekend. As soon as we hit Trang, the rain started again. Apparently we are sitting under a hovering monsoon, which will not move away. It is unusual as this is now winter, the best time to visit.
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