Long walk in the heat

I woke up latish and went on the hunt for breakfast in the nearby market.  Chicken and rice isn't what I would class as breakfast but it what is usually eaten in Thailand.  I assume any meal can be eaten at any time of day here.


I decide to first go looking for postcards.  Two stationary shops and two fancy hotels later I couldn't find a single postcard.  Not many tourist come to Narathiwat so there isn't much of a demand for postcards.  The post office also yielded nothing.  My next best option was the tourist information outside of town.


I walked all the way there so I could see some of the life in Narathiwat on my way.  I soon discovered I was the only person walking any distance.  The only Thais doing any walking were either going to or from their scooters.


The friendly ladies at the information center gave me more postcards than I have addresses to write to.  Not a single postcard was themed around Narathiwat.  From the info center I walked to a beach that Rene had recommended to me.


Being a Friday it was a Muslim holiday and all the kids were on their break.  I had fun chatting to them while scouring the beach of crabs to take pictures of.


On my way back to the hotel I bumped into a really nice teacher from one of the local high schools.  We chatted for a while before I ambled over to the river to watch the rowers preparing for an up coming regatta.