We are lazy to get up. Slow breakfast and then off to town to do some shopping. Bump into more South Africans on the hotel “taxi” – Ronel works for the police and we have a quick gossip session! On our way to the taxi I also bumped into Primmy, who gave me directions to their favourite salon and the restaurant, Sweet, which is stunning.
We quickly drop PSP off for more games and last movie uploads. Also do some nice shopping in Jungceylon – shoes for both of us!
From here we stroll to OTop Market, where we are looking forward to arts and craft shopping. This turns out to be extremely disappointing – yet another flea market…. UGHHH – so tired of Chinese fake products. After strolling around for about an hour – and one silk gown (which I don’t really need, but was so cheap…) later, we are starving.
We sit down at a little Indian Restaurant for some masala tea and we share a Yellow Lentil Dahl. It rains off and on again, so we wait for the rain to stop before moving on. Winsome and Katie discovers the Little Kittie shop and whilst they shop we set off for Jungcelyon – of which we own about 50% by now!
We pick up the PSP from Nicha Store and say goodbye to Nicha and Ton who are now like family!
Now it is time for some more “research” – we stop at our favourite facial shop and go for stunning full hour facial (take note that the price of this is only R 125 – will pay at least R 350 for this in SA). The kids are very happy – they are playing on their new toys.
On our way out, we see a massive outdoor sale – and immediately buy a “instant tent’. This is for Callie who always takes hours to erect our tent – this one you pull out and flip and there it is – open and ready!!!
It is 6.30 and we decide to try Primmy’s spa and Sweet restaurant. I follow the directions she gave me, but about 5 km later (or so it felt), no sign!!! We are exhausted and tired of carrying all the parcels. Come to think of it – we must have been a hideous site – women, children, bags and a big round tent!!!
We decide to take a Tuk Tuk back to Sala Spa, where we will have our final treatments. Winsome and I take a Foot Spa treatment and the kids are full of orders – they order all sorts of treatments – Luc a foot massage and back massage. It is absolutely fab – we understand why Sala Spa is the best spa in Patong. After his hour Luc comes out from behind the curtain holding his back and groaning – we are all in stitches. Whilst we finish up with our treatments he gets all the girls to sign his diary and one keeps on calling him “handsome boy”. It is a grand farewell with the owner taking photos of us all to post on their website – just wanted to add that I paid for both our treatments, what I paid in SA for one pedicure!!!
We take the Tuk Tuk back to the hotel and go for a later dinner at our local food stall. Tonight we mostly eat Fried Rice with chicken and drink our last Singha Beer. As usual the rain comes pouring down as we sit down.
I do last minute packing and we get in bed late again!
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