Today I took it pretty easy. I went to the hotel gym before
breakfast and got some exercise, which was nice, as I didn’t get much exercise
in Chaiyaphum. I had tried running a couple times during my first week there,
but there were a lot of dogs who would be barking and approaching me. I didn’t
want to risk getting bitten when I was out there, so I decided to take a break
from running (also it was pretty hot for running). Then I had breakfast and
relaxed in the room for a while, before taking a walk in to Lamai town. I
stopped at a Tesco Lotus, which is a big Thai supermarket chain. Besides food,
they also stock clothes and various household goods, and they also have a food
court and a number of other restaurants/shops inside. I stopped at “Black
Canyon coffee” for a latte, and then walked through the main street in Lamai.
In general, the town seemed too touristy for my taste. I didn’t see a really
great looking place for lunch, so I bought some snacks and had a picnic on the
beach instead. One of the common flavors of yogurt here has a picture of corn
and kidney beans on the container, I had been curious what this flavor was, so
I decided to try it. It was a sweet (maybe pineapple?) yogurt, with kidney
beans and corn kernels mixed in, and I don’t think I will have it again.
Speaking of familiar foods with a new twist, last week I had some Lays potato
chips for a snack with Bu. However, these ones were larb flavored! (larb is a
very popular spicy meat salad in NE Thailand). I then headed out and walked the
length of Lamai beach and back to the hotel, which took awhile because it was
pretty long. Once I got back, I changed
into my swimsuit and thought that I would take a run about 10 minutes down the
beach to the nicest part and go for a swim. However, just when I stepped out of
my room, a tropical downpour started! I decided that running on the beach in a
tropical downpour would be kind of difficult, so I decided to swim in the hotel
pool instead. The pool is right next to the beach and is one of those infinity
pools, so that if you are in the pool and look out, where the edge of the pool
stops, you can see the ocean keep on going. So swimming in the pool wasn’t too
bad at all!
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