A couple highlights: The beach that we’re on is probably about half a mile long.  (I’m really bad at guessing distances — it takes about 15 minutes to walk it.)  The most people we’ve seen on the entire beach at a time is about 75. Got my first thai massage two days ago.  It’s amazing… this women uses her elbows, feet, knees.  At some point I was hanging practically upside down.  The massage is done on this covered platform on the beach.  There was a breeze, soft thai music playing, wooden wind chimes, and the ocean lapping.  An hour massage for 6.50 USD.  I’ve gotten …

We decided to upgrade our bungalow to an uber deluxe beachfront hut.  There’s a patio, air conditioning, and hot water.  It costs a whopping 1600 Baht (40 USD).  For another 2 bucks, we bought a hammock to hang on the patio. The view at sunrise was beautiful.

Arrived in Ko Samui two days ago and stayed one night in Chaweng. It was awful. I’ve never been to Cancun… but it looked like they could have filmed MTV Spring Break there. Yesterday, we caught a ferry to Ko Phan Ngan and are now on a small beach called Thong Nai Pan Noi. We’re staying in a small bungalow in a place called Baan Panburi. Our hut costs 650 baht a night (about 12 bucks), and comes fully equiped with fan, mosquito netting, and cold water. 🙂 It’s beautiful. The beach is quiet, there’s lots of sun, and the …