We finished our fast this morning! Papaya and bee pollen for breakfast. Was the perfect way to start Alesha's birthday. We packed up our things and moved to another bungalow about 100 ft up the hill. The view is of another part of the island and high enough to see miles of coastline. We will only be here a couple days before heading to the east side of the island.
We decided to rent a scooter again for the day and go explore the island for Alesha's birthday. We found a good deal on a scooter, cheaper than anywhere else in town. We soon found out why. She starts up soft and smooth, but growls when she runs and tops out about 30mph. She's an older model, I guess, and we had our fair share of laughs trying to coax her up some steep hills. Alesha ended up having to walk up the hills while I got a running start and went as fast as I could up the hill. The last hundred yards I had to "flinstone" it by running my feet on the ground while maxing the speed. It was pretty hilarious. I guess you get what you pay for!
We had lunch at an organic macrobiotic restaurant where they made us a perfect fast breaking meal. It was divine and took us an hour and a half to eat a small portion, chewing our food carefully so as to aid our digestion which has been inactive for a week.
We spent the day driving around, checking out some Eco constructed bungalows; walking around "downtown"; and driving to Haad Rin, which turned out to be like the "spring break in panama city" scene. Much younger crowd; party beach scene; lots of bars and shops... Was fun for about five minutes. Was actually really good to experience this part of the island too...must admit, I felt a little old? Or maybe just clear to have outgrown that lifestyle...
The birthday night ended with fruit smoothies and... You guessed it! Thai massages! Was a fantastic fun day!! We also managed to manifest some sunshine and no rain on a forecasted week of only thunderstorms... Birthday magic!
Happy birthday everyone!
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