Toilet facilities

We had been lucky really with the places we'd stayed on route to Koh Chang as they all had western style toilets & showers in the rooms.

Treehouse is different! (our home for now - straw huts). There are several toilet/shower blocks dotted around the complex. Shower is not really an accurate description though - they are called Mandi which consists of a big pool of cold water and a bowl. You stand outside the pool on a concrete floor and using the bowl, scoop up the cold water and douse yourself. The first bowl that goes over your head causes a couple of small items that usually reside below the waist to promptly travel North! You must not under any circumstances contaminate the pool as the next person in will be tipping that water over themselves. It is a pretty cool way to wash. Maybe I should take some piccies as it's tough to describe the experience.

Toilets are another story - they are the squat type, again a bowl is used to scoop up water and flush. Paper can't be flushed, goes into a bin which is like it was in Cyprus so that wasn't too much of a shock. Well not as much as having to Squat for a poo! Not a bad way to go either - my aim is improving daily.

Great food agin last night. Thai red curry, boiled rice and roti bread, large bottle Chang and 20 smokes all for 230B. Jeepers, I just realised that was only four quid for the lot! I think I'll stay here for a few days.