A relaxing day in the norm, putting to one side Andy’s early morning 10k on the treadmill.

We decided to take things easy today and to enjoy the sunshine and the facilities of the U Samui hotel. It’s sits in a great position on the beach front with an eternity pool between our room and the sea.

After a very enjoyable breakfast, which had food and coffee options for every taste, we entered into the R&R zone and embraced the easy going feel of the hotel. We found our position at the pool side, got out a good book and made the most of the serene atmosphere and views.

After a morning of intense nothingness, we left Amelia on a sun lounger and went for a wander along the beach.

It’s low season at present so we had the place to ourselves and headed towards the nearby pier and the big Buddha in the distance.

The initial plan was to walk to the shrine, but the heat of the day was too intense, so we settled for a walk to the pier and took in the views from across the bay.

Once back at the hotel we returned to an afternoon of further ‘reflection’ and some more reading at the pool. Sometimes you just need to recharge those batteries and take stock of where you are and just enjoy it!

We can’t pretend today has been much more than a relaxing affair and it’s given us to time to just enjoy being with Amelia and doing holiday things.

Today was playing cards, reading our books, chatting about stuff, the things we want to see and do, the things we miss about home and what we might do differently. Those kind of conversations you have when you’ve got time on your hands and can reflect.

This evening we continued with the low key approach and decided not to go out and instead got take-out and relaxed at the hotel and caught up with some Apple TV viewing and watched the new series Presumed Innocent. We both remember the original film with Harrison Ford and hope it’s as good, which from the first 3 episodes it definitely has potential.

Tomorrow we plan to go further afield and visit Fishermen’s Wharf, a few miles up the coast for dinner, and possibly on to Chaweng beach if there’s time. Until then.