Moonshine Bar with Fon and Sarah, New Year, Koh Lanta

We have spent so much time at Fon's Moonshine Bar making friends with all the regulars and short term guests, so we ended up ringing in the New Year with them on the beach, drinking the special of the day Capiroskas - similar to a Mojito, but with vodka and no mint. After midnight, a good crew of us went over to the 'Earth Bar' and danced the night away, getting home pretty late - around 4am.

New Year's Day was the usual recovery day. We helped Fon clean up the bar area. Since the restaurant was closed, we managed to persuade a "famous" English chef who was staying at the resort to help us BBQ some seafood that we'd bought at the markets earlier in the day. So, a whole mackerel, 2 red snappers and a kilogram each of squid and prawns. Chef Ed Baines taught Michelle how to 'de-squid' a squid, at least that is her technical term for gutting them out! Unbeknownst to Michelle, Chef Ed, apparently, is quite famous in England - has his own T.V. shows, has done "Ready, Steady, Cook", and owns 3 top-notch Seafood restaurants in London! She had no idea! Anyway, it was a great feast! This was our last night in Koh Lanta and Fon surprised us both with a little goodbye gift - how sweet is that! She is such a lovely lady and we will really miss her, as well as all our other friends that we have made here. *Stub and Mush