koh lanta

My overnight bus was actually really good- I even got to watch a decent movie, in English! Once I reached Krabi, I got on a minibus headed for Koh Lanta. All was fine until we reached the pier to catch the vehicle ferry... we were stuck in a queue for nearly 2 hours. I finally reached the island, and searched for somewhere cheap to stay. I got an extremely basic bungalow close to the beach, at a place with a pool, so I was happy. I watched a very spectacular sunset, before enjoying a cocktail at the beach bar. That night, I actually ended up getting quite drunk off SangSom, and ended up at a Thai discoteque. The next day I deeply regretted the alcohol, and spent the whole day by the pool feeling sorry for myself. The tide got really low, exposing the rocks below, so swimming was near impossible, although it made for great sunset photos. The following day I was very lazy- I lay in a deck chair half dozing for hours... was excellent! I had dinner at one of the many restaurants along the beach with some people staying at my resort. We watched a fantastic lightning show from the storm in the distance, and also a fire twirling show (very amatuer- the guy's shorts caught alight!). There were a bunch of relly annoying, show-offy Aussies at the beach bar, the guys were dancing with their shirts off, so I went to bed early! That night I had a shocking sleep- I was eaten by bed bugs or fleas or something, and saw a mouse & its poo in my bathroom, so when I woke up I got myself out of the crappy room! I upgraded to air-con & TV & concrete walls- it was heaven! During the day, I went out on mopeds with 2 Germans from the resort. We explored the west coast of the island, and found a nice, quiet beach (much nicer than ours!). The following morning I searched for a different location to stay on Koh Lanta. I found a perfect beach, with really cute (and clean!) bungalows, so I moved there. For 3 days I kept a routine: wake up, breakfast at a restaurant on the beach, sunbake, read, swim, nap, lunch at a restaurant on the beach, laze about some more, walk the length of the beach, enjoy sunset, eat dinner on the beach. It was great, and the weather couldn't have been better. One night a guy from my bungalows (another German) & I walked along the beach looking for a busy bar, which was slightly difficult as the main demographic on Koh Lanta is old Swedish couples & families. We stumbled across a place with free BBQ and fruit. The resort was throwing a birthday party for a girl who was staying there- so nice! Had a fun time there, met lots of (non-old) people, drank lots of buckets, and watched a weird American guy dancing entirely to his own beat- doing the splits, kicks, cartwheels... he was in his own world, was hilarious! We also went night swimming ala "The Beach" and it was so amazing being amongst the glowing photoplankton in the water! The next day was the first time it was cloudy, but I managed to squeeze in some beach time before a huge downpour in the afternoon. That night I had a quiet one, playing cards with the Germans (the 4 Kings game is spreading around the globe!). I left very early the next morning, headed for Koh Phi Phi with 2 Swiss girls & a Swedish couple I met at the birthday party.