Friday, May 2, 2014

Yacht Club at Night


Leigh's House


Pissing Down


And so the first rains are no more - it's just raining. Happily Irish has prudently stocked up on books and tea bags, a great way to pass the hours when it's wet. Time now for Leon Uris, dengue fever, bailing out boats, showers in the rain, fast sailing in the bay, internet browsing and scrabble - bring it on!

First Rains


First rains arriving on International Workers Day. Sitting on the veranda reading Hunter S Thompson's The Rum Diary and drinking tea - ahhh, life is good. Yoyo making plans to come down for the summer. Irish will probably be here until June so maybe I can spend a month diving with her.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Joe's House


A charming property situated in a secluded residential area in the heart of Chalong, this little gem is ripe for modernisation. It includes a dwarf-sized kitchen, a cavernous, airless, mauseoleum bedroom, a gigantic bed big enough to land a Harrier jump jet, a rustic, cold-water shower and enough dive equipment to kit out a small navy. Perfectly located on a blind bend down an unlit, snake-filled track adjacent to a mosquito infested filthy creek, this charming residence is protected by a pack of psychotic, insomniac dogs who respond only to Valium and violence. Neighbors include an indigenous drunk who regularly and belligerently takes the night air sporting underwear, a golf club and a bottle of Samsong rum. The other resident of note is a myoptic, self-opinionated, fat Antipodean bar owner who embraces bigotry and a bad haircut in equal measure; rather like a genetic throwback between The Muppett's Fozzy Bear and Ulster's Reverend Ian Paisley.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Thunder 'cross The Bay


View across Chalong Bay during the buildup to the rains.

Joe and Yoyo


Life is hell in paradise with your daughter. Joe and Yoyo in the Yacht Club bar in March.

Chalong Yacht Club


Chalong Yacht Club. Great setting in a quiet corner of Chalong Bay - easy living!