An Unsatisfactory Evening....

Since we arrived here Nik has expressed a desire to source some Thai cotton batik and sarong fabric for use in making dog blankets or something back home. To this end we managed to get the address of one of only 2 shops on the island which supply this and set out by taxi to the town of Chae Weng to find and purchase said items. Due to road works we were dropped off close (and i use the word advisedly ) to said shop and then spent the next 45 minutes walking and retracing our steps through smelly dog infested side streets to no avail...Nik was severely pissed off and so was i. So we decided to go for food and had been recommended a posh Thai eatery called Spirit House which very busy, short of staff, they didnt know how to make a vodka martini (shaken not stirred) ,was full of children despite the hour and to cap it all this family with kids changed the babies nappy at the table!!! Which was a shame because the food was excellent...so we ordered a taxi home and we had 20 mins to wait for it so entered a bar with live music...i use the term loosley because this 4 piece band could not play their instuments and could not sing either...they murdered Californication by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and we left quickly before slitting our wrists!