Behind the scenes in Koh Lanta

First night in Koh Lanta. I'm standing on the beach with my feet in the water and nothing but knickers on. All I can hear around me is "Come on! The water is great!"; all I can think is "This is so not the right moment to do this!". But how did I get here again?

Soon after arriving on the island, we decided to go for a swim. While on the water, we started chatting with three Canadian dudes and it didn't take long for us all to continue chatting while having a few drinks. As time passed, I could sense that Canadian dude number 1 was coming on to me. I was so not interested that it all just seemed too much too soon. He was really nice - told me he was a massage therapist and offered to have a look at my ankle - but what can I say? When the hea(r)t is not there, the hea(r)t is not there. So when the time came to go skinny dipping, I just couldn't do it. Somehow, the idea of being naked in the water with a guy who likes me but whom I don't like back just doesn't appeal to me.

In the meantime, Ene was totally charmed by Canadian dude number 2. Their interaction was so intense that I am totally convinced that a ping pong show in Bangkok wouldn't have been so interesting. As far as I am concerned, one of the most fascinating moments between them was when the dude mentioned that he really appreciated breaks during tree planting because that was when he could enjoy the landscape and Ene almost faints. It occured to me there and then that her attraction towards him had just reached some kind of peak.

After the skinny dipping, we gathered around again and Canadian dude number 2 hints at the fact that he is in love with his girlfriend. Ene storms out leaving the romantic souls behind thinking that she was too disappointed and needed to clear her head. The next day she told us that it was not like that at all - she was just too drunk to sit. Fair enough. Note to self: next time that Ene storms out after drinking a fourth of a bottle of rum, somehow it has nothing to do with love sickness.