I decided not to mope about on Saturday night. After spending most of the day lounging about and doing my lesson plans for the following week, I thought I would go out to the Buzz Stop for a cider and maybe a snack.

I left the mansion at around 8pm or so. Started walking down Raduthit 1 to get a motorbike. There didn’t seem to be any about. Had been walking for a couple of minutes when a man with an ice cream cart flagged me down. He spoke no English but he was offered me a ride. I told him I was going to get a motorbike and made the ‘handlebar’ gesture. He nodded and said something in Thai and indicated again that I should get on the back of his motorbike. Which was attached to a sidecar with an ice cream cooler and awning. I rode side-saddle for the first time. It was really comfortable, but I don’t think I would have had the courage to do it without the cart to hold on to. I told him where I had planned to go and he nodded. I expected him to take me to the next taxi stand, but instead he took me the entire way. When I hopped off at the Buzz Stop, I took out my wallet to pay him and he waved me off. “No, no!” Another Thai first for me. Instead, I wei-ed him and thanked him and he went on his way. George had a laugh at me arriving via ice cream cart. Continue reading →