We did not have any plans other than to have a look around. Nathon is just a small town and after running the gauntlet of taxi offers we reached the main street . There were a couple of points of interest, the first being yet another ornate and colourful temple, so we left shoes at the door, entered and were immediately overwhelmed by the smell of burning incense.
A little further down the road was the local market, interesting enough in itself but health and safety would have a field day. Weaving between the stalls it was difficult not to put a foot through the rotting floorboards, whilst the birds nest of telephone and electricity wires cackled and spat overhead.
Stepping back off the beaten path to the rear of the market were the local village homes. Although most were extremely basic, constructed of wood, corrugated sheets and tarpaulins, and consisting of just a single room, they all appeared to have a satellite dish on the roof. Talk about extremes of technology! In general, the island is extremely lush with many areas of very dense jungle.
We had a walk along the town beach and paddled, but the best beaches are located on the opposite side of the island and we did not have time to explore further as the ship was due to sail away in the mid afternoon.
Our last few Baht spent, we got the tender back to the ship as the very black thunder clouds loomed ominously over the hills surrounding the town.
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