We've emptied all of the sand from our shoes and are waiting to take the afternoon ferry to the mainland of Thailand and connect by bus to Bangkok. We took our last swim in the ocean and have said farewell to the open waters for a few weeks.
Here are just a few highlights from this past week in Koh Tao:
- breathing underwater for the first time and seeing marine life in its natural habitat - seeing fish that span every colour of the rainbow
- Axel eating spicy fish curry from a stall run by a wonderfully kind lady named Goo (not sure how to spell or pronounce her name)
- swimming in the ocean during high tide at 8 am
- savouring fresh juicy pineapple that hasn't travelled 500 km to our plates (yummy!)
- enjoying ice-cold imported gin from Vietnam under the light of a full moon
Other observations from our island stay:
- seeing the toll that the tourist industry is having on the environment and meeting people who are trying to reverse some of the damage that has already been done
- the Western food that can be found at every turn when all we want is a good Thai meal (bring on the pad thai)
- diving is life here and pretty much the only thing to do, unless relaxing on the beach for a while is your cup of tea
Bangkok, here we come!!! Our overnight bus awaits to take us to this city of mayhem.
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