Happy New Year

 A very happy new year to you blogmates!

Firstly, apologies for the lack of broadcasting over the last few days.

We've been on a short holiday from our holiday.  In Hua Hin to be precise.

We arrived here on the 27th, after an exciting bus journey involving an unscheduled change of bus midway and then being turfed out miles from our hotel.

The hotel in question was one of the few still available over New Year.

Boasting its own pool and easy access to the beach, we were giddy with anticipation. 

Well, there was a pool (admittedly it was lovely), sadly though the beach was cheek to cheek with a sewage treatment plant. (Somewhat ironically, the hotel was called the 'Golden Sea')

No bars or restaurants within walking distance and the hotel's minimart remained defiantly closed.

We got by with taxis into the town and (warm) beer from the hotel reception, but it in no way resembled the idyllic beach resort we'd been led to expect.

Once again it seemed we'd been duped.

No matter, we've moved down the coast now, to PranBuri.

JB has scanned the sea front and reports no obvious sewage plants.

Things may just be looking up......