Shortly after posting the above post, the rain indeed started. There wasn't much of a storm, only a little lightning, but the rain was solid. It is now easing off, about 4 hours later, but in the meantime we wanted to eat. For the sake of an easy (dry?) life, we stayed close to our accommodation, on the patio of a pub-type of establishment (a New Zealander seemed to be in charge). We were able to observe the comings and goings in the street, ranging from the Westerners (EDIT - male, that is) who made up a significant proportion of the restaurant's clientele, and their drinking/dining companions – frequently Thai! - through to the street vendors continued to operate, notwithstanding the rain (using umbrellas etc). The motor cycle boys who generally provide local transport up and down the street were largely replaced by a couple of tuk tuks who passed and re-passed and the massage parlour over the road had a variety of customers (and would-be customers) – including Sue, after dinner, for a back massage (she was happy with it). I explored the local area, which has a great variety of accommodation, ranging from a number of cheap to mid-range hotels (as well as ours), plus some high rise apartments further down the street. I wondered if these are to some extent inhabited by Westerners, given that we saw a number of big 4 wheel drives in the street (quite different from most other vehicles that you see).
We leave tomorrow night for home. I asked about a late checkout, but was told the place is fully-booked, so we will check out by noon and occupy ourselves before returning for our baggage and heading to the airport.
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