We have also discovered the cause of his fault on the circumnavigation, the delightful secluded restaurant (see Chapter 24) was a provender of food poisoning. He spent his last night on Koh Samui running to the bathroom every 20 minutes (having impressed Abbie, his work friend, and her friend Hannah) by throwing up on the beach almost immediately after meeting up with them.
Hoots was unimpressed slightly earlier in the piece when Sir Ranulph's introuduction went like this:-
SR "Hannah this is..."
Hoots "Yes, I know we've 'met' "
A "Didn't you tell him"
SR " Oh, sorrry I'd forgotten"
Hoots was taken aback somewhat but the look on his face was a picture.
They have now moved to an island called Koh Pha Ngan (reached by a 50 minuter boat ride from Koh Samui) and have taken up residence in Haad Yuan a cove only reached by 30 minute boat trip or 2 hour trek through jungle and over a mountain. Indeed so backward that this epistle is being lodged from the next cove over, your correspondent having hiked over a mountain to get here.
It is proper secluded and several days of chilling out is in the offing.
Or it would be if they had not hooked up with the Crazy Canadians again. As it appears they will be together for some time it may be best to add some biographical information. Dustin (oh those crazy North American names) and Dan are from Alberta, both 20. They can be told apart because Dustin talks and Dan doesn't. That's enough biography. They are known, by Sir Ranulph and Hoots, as the Ds.
We suspect more adventure and intrigue will follow, which due to the nature of comms on this island is likely to be re-told in 2 days.
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