so heres how it stands. ive been a few places, im not too dilligent of a writer, but i just got back from the best place ive been yet i think. after a 7 hour night bus, some really sketchy thai food, and a 2 hour ferry, we arrived at kho tao, 'turtle island', origionally used to stash bootlegged items, its become thailands premiere diving spot, with everything from shallow snorkeling to deep sea diving, all with a multifarious amount of colors and sealife. there are islands all over close to the main one, one of which, below, is by far the most beautiful. we arrived in the morning at about 10 am, and spent the day recouping, and eating curry and fried rice at our bungalow hotel, with a room shared with thomas for 350 baht a night, or 4 dollars a person. right on the beach, its perfect for nightlife, and everything in between.
upon arrival, we seeked out a nice, quiet beach thanks to the help of an absurdedly nice cab driver, which ended up being more by a 4x4 driver, who pointed up to the beach of white sands and no sounds. lots of sand castles, lots of snorkeling, lots of very little at all. we got hit by a good rainstorm that brought out the frogs, and kept in the tourists, which meant at nightfall we had to find our way back to our home beach. we chilled that night, spent a while at the bar for a friends birthday. we were with julia and brenda, peggy, also a girl from california, and one of julias friends, amy. things were going good until thomas decided it would be a good idea to try to swallow a 10 peice baht coin, which is a little heaver and wider than a quarter. things went downhill from there, but we ended on the beach, and had a blast staying up until about 4 in the morning talking about everything. the sound of the beach and the feel of the ocean streaching forever on in front of you makes words flow more easily i think, and each experience with the ocean teaches me the same lesson. the next day we rented a snorkeling boat with the 6 of us, and spend all day in the ocean at five different spots. the highlights were seeing a black tip reef shark on the first dive that only one other person saw, it was a pretty large one, and i was a bit freaked out learning that i was the only one that saw it. also, thomas and i breaking pretty far from the boat, and discovering a massive school of fish which was as dense as a mountain, and about at large as one too, big as anything ive seen on animal planet or the like.
upon arrival, we seeked out a nice, quiet beach thanks to the help of an absurdedly nice cab driver, which ended up being more by a 4x4 driver, who pointed up to the beach of white sands and no sounds. lots of sand castles, lots of snorkeling, lots of very little at all. we got hit by a good rainstorm that brought out the frogs, and kept in the tourists, which meant at nightfall we had to find our way back to our home beach. we chilled that night, spent a while at the bar for a friends birthday. we were with julia and brenda, peggy, also a girl from california, and one of julias friends, amy. things were going good until thomas decided it would be a good idea to try to swallow a 10 peice baht coin, which is a little heaver and wider than a quarter. things went downhill from there, but we ended on the beach, and had a blast staying up until about 4 in the morning talking about everything. the sound of the beach and the feel of the ocean streaching forever on in front of you makes words flow more easily i think, and each experience with the ocean teaches me the same lesson. the next day we rented a snorkeling boat with the 6 of us, and spend all day in the ocean at five different spots. the highlights were seeing a black tip reef shark on the first dive that only one other person saw, it was a pretty large one, and i was a bit freaked out learning that i was the only one that saw it. also, thomas and i breaking pretty far from the boat, and discovering a massive school of fish which was as dense as a mountain, and about at large as one too, big as anything ive seen on animal planet or the like.
we ended up taking it easy that night, and finding a good food joint with good music, which seems to be in abundance here. it has become my hobby to find good indian food here. though thai food is well sought after for good reason, my taste still lies with indian food, and with all foods here being so cheap, ive become a bit of a self acclaimed indian food guru. anyways, good curry, good company, fell asleep with a good foot sized, pink and white gecko above thomas' and my bed. next day, i woke up with a craving, which is one thing i find thailand gives me regularly, cravings. this particular one was for a good hamburger and fries. though i havent wanted that for years back home, it was a bit like an itch that wouldent go away. so i settled for the best meal ive had for a long time, a pineapple burger with huge cut sweet potato fries. 2 dollars.
so another 7 hours on a bus, the bronchitus made it kind of a pain, but its getting better now thank god. i think now that im back in bangkok i need to stop traveling for a week and recoup, becausei seem to be dragging this lung illness on and on. maybe this weekend ill chill at jj market, largest open market in asia, and see how things go.
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