We are now at our last stop of the Thailand leg of this trip, Ko Pha Ngan, the backpacker's getaway island off Ko Samui in the Gulf of Thailand. It was sorta rough getting here, our speedboat from Ko Samui to Pha Ngan was delayed by almost an hour, then 13 of us were crammed in a songthaew to get to our hotels. We were a bit grumpy by the end of the night but looking out the window the next day to see that we are about 20 feet away from the beach totally made up for it. We are located between Haad Rin and Thong Sala, a remote stretch of beach and bungalows and for some reason, no one was at the beach today so Haj and I literally had an entire beach to ourselves! Maybe because it was way too hot out today? Every time the sun poked out from the clouds, I felt like I was in an oven. We spent most of the time in the crystal clear water, which was actually pretty warm. I'll admit, this is not the nicest beach I've ever been to (that would have to go to Miami Beach or Cabo San Lucas in my opinion) but the absence of other tourists and peacefulness makes this experience a winner.
Not sure if the rest of you have been doing this, but we've been following the protests in Bangkok all day. There is definitely some concern for returning to Bangkok since violence has taken place at this point and it looks like neither side is backing down. With the most recent news of the Democrat Party failing to report substantial funding for its election, I wonder what the PM will do but I hope no one else gets hurt in this protest.
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