Notes from a Desert Island

I recently spent a week on a remote island off southwest Cambodia. With no running water, mains electricity or - gasp, horror - WiFi, it was a true lesson in life's essentials

It’s 5.30am and I’m woken by the light of dawn. Quietly pushing aside the mosquito net as my companions slumber, I slip into my boardies, grab my dry bag, and head down the beach. Picking up my board from the sand, I push off and quietly paddle towards the east, the sun a bright red orb slowly emerging from behind shallow hills.