Village Life

Thailand 2017, Day 28
I can't believe that we've been away 4 weeks today! It has flown by. 
The "normal" way to get around most of these islands is by scooter or motorbike, but I really don't like them (and we have seen scores of tourists when we were in the larger places such as Koh Lanta) with huge cuts and bruises where they have fallen off. Today we got a tuk-tuk driver to take us to the largest village on the island, Batu Bute (pronounced Batoo Bootay).
What a fascinating place it is. We could have spent hours there, except it was very hot (even this little local girl has beads of sweat on her nose). We did spend a couple of hours though. The houses or lean-to's are mainly made of wood. Outside each dwelling there is a huge pot, about 5 feet tall and about 3 feet in diameter, and used for storing water. Virtually everyone in the village had a huge smile on their face, and no-one seemed to object to photos being taken - although we did always ask. 
There is a very long pier in the village, and at the end of it there is a tower about 50 feet tall, which is the dugong observation tower. 
The roads on the island are incredibly good, constructed of bricks similar to those in the UK that are used for drives. There is hardly any traffic - just a few scooters and the odd tuk-tuk, and we did see one small truck too, delivering drinking water. 
The main photo is a delightful little girl that we met. The extras are an old gentleman sitting under a shelter in the village, and a young chap who scampered up a palm tree to pull off the dead leaves and to throw any ripe coconuts down, as they are quite dangerous if just left to fall of their own accord. The last extra is some young women picking crabs.