I was going to book a day tour through the kayaking place, Sarafine (sp?), but they only do private tours. I asked the owner, a Frenchman, to make a recommendation, but instead he offered to find me a driver for the same price. Hmmm....I'm not found a big tours "get off here, be back now" so I thought 'why not?' The catch? My driver speaks no English! None! He made it very clear that he was only a driver, not a guide. Fair enough. I don't need a guide... I thought maybe he would want to practice English in the car...I have alot of experience teaching ESL...but no. He not only did not want to try to practice any English, he also wasn't up to teaching me Thai. The guy, Vee, is young and a bit
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