Hua Hin

In 3 days it will be one week since we arrived in Hua Hin. Bangkok was very nice but we were happy to escape from the crowds of people and smog and breathe some fresh sea air. We actually came here to do a kite surfing couse. We booked a package with course and accomodation while we were still at home...so we had no stress. We live in a holiday apartement with 2 more people: one thai guy who works for the surf school and another one who makes the course as well. The house is big: it has 2 floors. Downstairs is the kitchen, the living room is on the 1st floor and on the 2nd floor you find the dormitories. We usually don't see each other so you have the feeling the whole house belongs to you.

We are not doing a lot of sightseeing. There is not very much to see around here. For almost a week we sort of have the same daily plan: wake up between 10 and 12, eat breakfast, go on the beach until afternoon and in the evening go on the night market and eat freshly prepared dinner.
Of couse, besides this plan we do something different every day. We went shopping, saw several thai box matches, I went to have have my nails done (manicure and pedicure is a culture for itself in Thailand - great job), we visited a tempel on the monkey hill (I was so scared there because of those aggressive monkeys) and most importantly went to a tailor. I am having a white dress made and my sweetheart will soon have a custom tailored suit. Looking forward to seeing the end product. :)

As I wrote at the beginning, we are here to do a kite surfing course. Unfortunatelly we were not very lucky with the weather. This is the second windy day since we arrived. On the first one, we started the course together....for 4 hours.  After the first lesson I have to sadly admit: this sport is not for me. It looks great, when other people are doing it but it is extremly difficult if you try it yourself. I reached the stage when i am able...more or less...to control the kite on the beach. But as soon as I am in water...things are a bit different. Waves are coming, the wind is so powerful, I have the impression I will fly away together with the kite. During the first four hours I already had 2 minor accidents: my kite fell in the water and pulled me so strong down that I scratched myself on the sand and now I have a "beauty" on my right knee; then, another kite interfered with mine, so the got stuck together. Luckily the trainer was beside me, so he knew what had to be done. But when I had to go inside the sea with the kite, where the water is deep...I felt so affraid, I didn't want to do it. And when I think about getting on the board with a kite on one hand...and then coordinate my kite with the boarding...pff...for me it seems impossible. Just to fly the kite is difficult enough for me: for 2 days my shoulders and arms were hurting...:-S So no kite surfing for me anymore.
I just prefer to lay on the beach...and have oil massages. ;)