We Were Up Early Again Today,

as we wanted to catch the 08.00 ferry to Koh Larn,

 so a quick pose on the jetty, 

 and we are on our way, the new marina seems to be taking shape as a boat makes it's way past it,

 one of the long tail boats getting ready to make way,

 the cost of the ferry is 30 baht each one way, the same as our last visit, but we did notice the price for the speed boats has risen from 300 baht to 500 baht one way,

  50 minutes or so later and we had arrived,

Diana took this picture of Doishane with my mobile phone,

 soon we were under umbrellas, each chair was, as it is still considered high season, 100 baht each,

 soon we were in the sea,

 having said that I stayed on the beach to look after our things,

 so Diana,  

 Sandio,

 and Mum took turns at being the photographer,

 so time to pose for the group shot,

 and a few individual poses,

 before going underwater,

all set,

snorkels on,

 and under we go!

 we only had two face masks, 

 so everyone had to share,

 but great fun was had by all,

 time for a quick breather,

 then under again,

 and away,

 Diana and Dioshane popped back to make sure I was not feeling lonely,

 then they were back out to sea again,

 everybody having a fine time,

 looking back to the beach,

 the family had hired a floating ring,

 which they brought back when it was time for lunch,

 so food all round,

 a selection of chicken,

 prawn bar-b-q, and grilled fish, plus some rice,

and chicken fried rice,

 the smell of the chicken and prawns meant we had a guest,

 did I mention a beer for me?

 food finished next it is time for an afternoon siesta,

 then back into the sea for a final frolic,

 our day drew to a close,

 as we made our way back to the ferry,

 we decided on the 4.00 ferry so we would arrive back a tad before 5.00,

 the crew of one of the small fishing boats prepares the boat for the nights fishing, one thing that had gone down in price was the speed boat return trip, last time we were here it was 300 baht, today down to 200 baht,

the boat we caught back was one of the slim narrow boats, unfortunately the upper deck was full so we did not have much of a view of the trip home, but the good news is that the slimmer boats are a few knots faster than the normal ferry's,

 the building work we saw the last time we were here has come on a pace, the Pattaya skyline changing so rapidly,

a quick pose on the jetty as we walked to the truck and in no time we were home eating our evening meal,

 noodles, fruit shakes and a few other nibbles for the family, I went with some wholemeal bread, with ham, tomatoes and salad,

 then a first for Sandio and Dioshane, a game of Monopoly,

and against all odds Dioshane won, what I did not realise was that the loser had to pay a forfeit, in this case wash the dishes, so Diana had the washing up to do! the family went to bed after a few more snacks, we watched two more from Bones and then we too were off to bed.