We arrived on the island of Koh Tao yesterday and we may just make this our permanent home. It is a beautiful, yet small, island but that isn't why we're going to stay here. We're going to stay here because the 1 hour ferry from to get here from Koh Phangan yesterday was literally the worst hour either of us has ever experienced. As we set out with a few hundred other passengers, we had no idea what was in store. As the waves started to get bigger shortly into our trip, we knew it would be a bumpy road. But...it was worse than expected. EVERYONE, and I do mean everyone, got sick on the boat and we were thankful to be in the back so at least we got a little fresh air when our noses weren't buried in the plastic bags provided by the calm Thai crew. At one point, I also got thrown across the boat from a big wave and somehow managed to bruise my entire left side and puncture my foot. Let's just say that we have never in our lives been so happy to be on solid ground. And even though it was a cold shower that we had an hour later, it was fantastic to rinse off the remains of our terrible ferry ride in our quaint little beach bungalow.
So....if the weather doesn't improve in the next few days then we may just stay here until the seas are calm. Until that happens, we have scuba class to keep us busy and tomorrow will be our first day of actually testing out the equipment and learning how to breathe under water. We'll keep you posted.
So....if the weather doesn't improve in the next few days then we may just stay here until the seas are calm. Until that happens, we have scuba class to keep us busy and tomorrow will be our first day of actually testing out the equipment and learning how to breathe under water. We'll keep you posted.
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Mama Karen