Yesterday was a travel day and likely the dumbest day of the month to travel as apparently everyone leaves Phangan the day after the day after the full moon party. The boats were absolutely packed. I took a ferry to Koh Tao, an island known for great SCUBA diving. There were over 350 people packed onto the boat. Luckily I had a great spot right on the bow of the boat with my two Swiss friends, Tomas and Iris. It was relatively smooth sailing but my throat started to hurt on the boat and is still bugging me this morning. Crap.
Koh Tao is all about diving. It's a one trick pony, it appears. The strangest thing is that, after months of dreaming about diving here, now that I am on the island, I have no desire to dive. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. I actually think I am going to skip it, as strange as that is. I'm surprised at my utter lack of enthusiasm. It's too bad too because I went out of my way to get here. Maybe it is because I'm not feeling 100%. So, I'm going to bum around the island for the day, write and read a lot, and see how I feel in the morning. If I'm still not feeling it, I'm going to get off this rock and head to Lamai in Koh Samui. Comes highly recommended.
Today is the first time I am alone in over a week. Actually, right now is; I just walked Iris and Tomas to their boat. They are bound for Bangkok today. Won't be seeing them again. We had a very nice time last night. Found a nice, loungey bar near the beach and watched the sun set. Drank beers and talked for a few hours after it was dark. Very good people, I'll miss them. Now it is just me again. I need a day or two to myself anyway. Haven't read or written in my journal in a few days, so that is the plan. Hope to meet up with Gavin and G-Sun in Lamai in a couple days.
I'm in Mae Haad town. It's busy with divers and taxis and little restaurants. Kinda crusty. Lots of tourists. It's raining out, the leftovers from a mega storm last night. Gonna go find a spot to sit and chill out. May write more here later...
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Koh Tao is all about diving. It's a one trick pony, it appears. The strangest thing is that, after months of dreaming about diving here, now that I am on the island, I have no desire to dive. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. I actually think I am going to skip it, as strange as that is. I'm surprised at my utter lack of enthusiasm. It's too bad too because I went out of my way to get here. Maybe it is because I'm not feeling 100%. So, I'm going to bum around the island for the day, write and read a lot, and see how I feel in the morning. If I'm still not feeling it, I'm going to get off this rock and head to Lamai in Koh Samui. Comes highly recommended.
Today is the first time I am alone in over a week. Actually, right now is; I just walked Iris and Tomas to their boat. They are bound for Bangkok today. Won't be seeing them again. We had a very nice time last night. Found a nice, loungey bar near the beach and watched the sun set. Drank beers and talked for a few hours after it was dark. Very good people, I'll miss them. Now it is just me again. I need a day or two to myself anyway. Haven't read or written in my journal in a few days, so that is the plan. Hope to meet up with Gavin and G-Sun in Lamai in a couple days.
I'm in Mae Haad town. It's busy with divers and taxis and little restaurants. Kinda crusty. Lots of tourists. It's raining out, the leftovers from a mega storm last night. Gonna go find a spot to sit and chill out. May write more here later...
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