This past week we have been relaxing on Koh-Chang Island. I have never used the word perfect so accurately in my life. This is the place you visit and never return from.
Bungalows line the beaches, ranging from luxury resort style with air condition and TV to ones made completely of bamboo where you are lucky to have running water. We have chosen the bamboo. We have our own bathroom and shower, if you can call it that, one bed, one enormous mosquito net, a porch, and an amazing view of the ocean. At the Siam Huts we pay roughly $15 a night, which is exorbitant for Thailand but who can really complain.
This is a shot Katie took while in the ocean, we are the second hut from the left:
Our favorite restaurant/ party place the TreeHouse:
Our days consist of swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, boating, visiting other islands nearby, meeting and talking with other backpackers, and just basically having the best time.The boat we took to surrounding islands, Koh Khum, Koh Rung, and Koh Wai to name a few:
We jumped off the top of the boat at every island stop to snorkel or lay on the beach:
Making friends with crazy Sweedish guys and some other backpackers on our boat:
One of the most amazing things has been people attitudes here. Thai people are historically laid back, but they have such an affect on all the visitors everyone is just so happy, calm and content.
I saw monkeys this morning across the road playing in the rain forest. They were too far to get a good picture but I promise monkey pictures are coming!
Iain and Jen arrived yesterday to spend the weekend. Today we will ride elephants then tonight celebrate my birthday with more buckets of rum and more parties on the beach. Life is pretty good here.
Tomorrow we are off by bus back to Bangkok, then Monday fly to Vietnam, train up the coast for 17 hours, across the border at Bao Lao into Loas then into Cambodia and back to Thailand. I cant tell you how hard it is to leave Koh Chang!
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