Happy New Year! We have now begun our island portion of the trip in Southern Thailand. After a long journey which included a night bus from Bangkok and being dropped off at a pier at 5am with hundreds of other travelers, we jumped on a ferry to Koh Phangan. A good friend of ours had recommended a mellow resort on a remote little beach on the island. We settled into our simple little bungalow with cold water, limited electricity but a fabulous hammock out front and only steps from the beach. Because of New Years, the place was full of travelers from all over. Many of the people had been there for anywhere from 3 months to a year. It's just that kind of place.
We spent a lot of time in our hammock and enjoying the tasty thai food in our little beachfront restaurant. We decided to skip the big New Years beach party down south and celebrate on our little beach with a bonfire, thai dancing, fireworks and some new friends from Canada. It was perfect. Unfortunately, it's been raining ever since, so yesterday we lounged around and actually watched a few movies in the restaurant.
Today, we are catching a ferry to Koh Tao, a smaller island that is known for it's scuba diving. If the weather allows, we are hoping to get scuba certified in the next 4 days but we'll see...
We spent a lot of time in our hammock and enjoying the tasty thai food in our little beachfront restaurant. We decided to skip the big New Years beach party down south and celebrate on our little beach with a bonfire, thai dancing, fireworks and some new friends from Canada. It was perfect. Unfortunately, it's been raining ever since, so yesterday we lounged around and actually watched a few movies in the restaurant.
Today, we are catching a ferry to Koh Tao, a smaller island that is known for it's scuba diving. If the weather allows, we are hoping to get scuba certified in the next 4 days but we'll see...
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