Island day....

So today we are going to an Island in the middle of Bangkok called Kho Kret. We headed off toward the train station and stopped for breakfast at a local place which was once again lovely. Tamara had to do something so she took off and we were to meet her at the station. Walking along the busy street certainly makes us realise that we really like the smaller towns of Thailand......man this place is busy and everyone seems to be rushing everywhere. We jumped on the train and it took about half an hour to get where we needed to go and it is nice as the air conditioning is a welcome relief from the hot and humid weather outside. Next mission was getting a cab which even with Tamara being able to speak Thai quite well, was still hard. Finally we got one to know where we wanted to go and we jumped in his hotted up taxi and were off up the highway like a rocket. He was a really funny and it made the trip go pretty quick even though it was about 45 minutes.....lucky taxis are cheap here. He dropped us right where we need to be and we jumped on the ferry to go across to the island for a whole 6¢ each. We were pounced on by a lady as soon as we got off to rent push bikes and as they were only $1.30 each we thought it was a good way to see the whole place. We rode through the markets first which was a bit of a squeeze but we soon came out the end onto an open bike path. We spent a couple of hours riding and although it was really smelly there was some nice scenery and interesting things to look at. We took the bikes back and then spent another couple of hours wandering through the markets looking at all the cool stuff they have. We snacked on different foods all day and Tanya found her new favourite dessert, coconut ice cream and frozen coconut ice stuff......she ate one cup full and then we had to run and find her again so she could get another one....lol. I bought a new dress and a pair of shorts, that Tanya says we will be sharing...the shorts that is, not the dress....lol. On our way out we saw a Monk having a smoke outside the temple.....I thought this was odd as I didn't think they would be allowed to smoke and Tamara tells me they are not meant to. Tried to get a pic but he was too quick at throwing it on the ground.....hmmmmmm......also not good. So our day on the island is finished and we all decided that it was a great little place worth visiting. So back we go in a taxi then train then walk and Tamara left us to go visit Bella again. We also ended up at the animal hospital with her as we decided that we want to get a pedicure on the way so we stopped in to pick her up and head to the beautician. Tamara and I got a pedicure which for $6.50 was a bargain and it was in a really nice place with big comfy chairs. My girl was very good and was only 15. We got chatting to a local lady called Apple, who was extremely nice and spoke perfect English. She is going to email Tamara some leads for finding a house which is great for her. By the time we left there it was nearly 9pm so we stopped for some more awesome food on the way home. When we got home we did more research on getting to Kanchanaburi tomorrow as we keep getting told all different things about the train. But we are going to go with all the info we have from the internet and see what happens. Alvo xoxo