copy of email sent during trip to Thailand, December 2003 – January 2004
Well, getting ready to leave lanta the day after tomorrow. sad to go because it’s so nice here but also looking forward to bangkok…although it is SO HOT here, we are wondering if it will be really bad there – no ocean to jump into and I doubt we’ll find a hotel with a pool in our price range!
Jeff has recommended we drop mom & glenn off down the road into a nicer hotel, where it will be easier for them to hook up with tours, etc. Jeff & Nicole are not coming with us to bangkok, so we’ll escorting mom & glenn on the bus & train. They were both pretty culture shocked by the tiny (TINY!) town here so I am a bit worried about them in Bangkok. not that i’ve been there, but Saladan (town on lanta) is about 4 blocks long and they looked liked they were seeing Mars, so Bangkok may overwelm them. they did venture out themselves for 2 days to Railay so maybe they will be more prepared then they were when we arrived here.
We had a great new years, drinking & dancing at bars along the beach. went swimming around 4:30 am – the water here has this phosphoresence stuff that glows when you move around in the water at nigt. Super cool. One of the girls here calls it “swimming with the fairies”.
Went to Koh Rok the other day, it was AWESOME!!! lots of beautiful fish & coral. we saw more nemos and lots of other wild fish. the beach was gorgeous, and the water was so clear you could have been in a swimming pool. it was a great day, but everyone on the boat got a sunburned backside, myself included. will try & email again from Bangkok, hope everyone is good at home! is it still snowing??
