Homeward bound, what a blast I've had.....

Good morning faithful followers, and I have finally reached my final post for this big fat little trip, and here I sit after 2 hours sleep in my ever so slightly grubby feeling room (it really is OK but I have been spoilt and I am a hard customer to please), just about to go an get my lift to the airport, hopefully with less teeth sucking than last night....

And what a trip it has been, not my epic adventures, but an adventure none the less.  I have had a blast as always, revisited old memories and made new ones.  Seen old places and found new ones.  Laughed at lots, smiled a lot, thought a lot and most of all, sweated a lot.  But what I haven't done this time is cry.  And I see that as an achievement.  It means I'm going to be OK, I think.

Thank you Bangkok for the madness once again, the way you made me feel alive and happy and safe and free, gave me cheap fabulous food, a wooden frog that I can annoy everyone with, the women who massage with killer elbows, harem pants for all to laugh at and a sweat tache like I have never had before.

And thank you Krabi for giving me Bliss, a little slice of tranquillity amongst the daily life of those people who live and work there.  I know that it will expand, the locals know that, but I can say that I discovered it when it was still relatively undiscovered, for the sound of the waves, the rumble of the tipper trucks, the laughter and clattering of breakfast things early in the morning, Mr Chan / Wa Wa who really is a legend, for realising it is OK for kids to play in the sea right in front of you, even if you have waited 4 hours for the sunset, the Sunset Bar with the best food in Thailand, for my spot by the swing, under the ban yan tree, you know the one and most importantly time for me to put my life back into some sort of perspective

And thanks you all of you for following yet another one of my adventures.  Here's to many many more and if someone, somewhere in the world that happens to see this that wants to offer me a travel writing job, just let me know! 

Sometimes the path you think you are going to take in life changes, by your own hand or those of others but what is important is that you grasp what you have, follow that new path and, as I have said before, enjoy whatever it is that makes you happy, however small or trivial you think it is. And cherish your true friends and family, they will love you no matter what.

OK, so now I may cry a little bit, but not because I am sad but because I have another 2 weeks of fab memories to tell all my friends children when then bring their grandkids to wipe the dribble off my chin when I'm old(er), and because I am already planning the next one, and you will be pleased to know I don't think there will be any tie dye involved!

So until then faithful followers, lots of love, thank you and

TTFN xxxxxx

P.s  I still didn't cry, I smiled xxx