19 Dec: Kata Noi Beach and a day of great food

We thought we could settle our breakfast at a small eatery or something, but there wasn't such places. Finally found a signboard which stated "breakfast" round the T-junction. Was skeptical of this Orchid Restaurant at first as we seemed to be the only customers. Luckily, apart from the asparagus soup, the food were quite tasty, the lemongrass fish was exceptionally good.
On our way back to the hotel, we made a detour to Kata Beach. There were three rows of deck chairs and we decided it was too crowded for our liking.

Headed back to the hotel and took a dip in the pool. At the same time, checked out the map and realised there was a Kata Noi Beach nearby. Well, it wasn't that near afterall. Took a long walk uphill and downhill to Kata Noi Beach, not the mention the long flight of stairs leading towards the beach. Passed by some luxurious villas and we promised ourselves to stay in one of those in the future.

When we reached the beach, the long walk was definitely worth the while. The beach was so much serene compared to Kata beach we saw in the morning. Spotted a couple of skinny dippers too. :P

It has been a long while since I soaked in the sea, all the childhood memories came back. I remembered the pleasant times we had when Daddy brought us to different beaches in Malaysia.


Had afternoon snack at Black Canyon Coffee on the way back. The green curry chicken stick and vermicelli appetiser (really spicy and sour, despite of the harmless look) were a pleasant surprise. Love the ambience of that place too.


The rain started pouring in the evening, was quite worried as we had absolutely nothing to munch on in the room. Finally the rain stopped after a few hours and when we set off for dinner, it was nearly 10pm. Braved the puddles of water and had dinner at Kata Food. Pineapple rice and pizza were superb.