19 February 2008
Greetings all,
Today we find ourselves on the brink of another big move. We fly out at the painful hour of 2am from Bangkok, where we have been for the last few days, to arrive in freezing cold Tokyo in the afternoon. It will be the last stop of this whirlwind trip, and we are both grateful for that. Not that we aren't having fun, we are, but we're ready.
We didn't stay in Samui long - there wasn't much to do there, so we fled the next day to nearby island Ko Tao. We stayed on a beautiful little bay that would have been perfect, had it not been the end of monsoon season. This equals rough seas, which ruins the wonderful snorkeling that was right out our door. We braved the waves a few different times, but didn't last long. Adam did get a brief glimpse of a blacktip reef shark one afternoon though, which was exciting. Since we couldn't snorkel, we decided to do one last day of scuba, and good thing we did. We were alerted to the presence of a whale shark just as our boat pulled up to the reef, so we got dressed as quickly as possible and hopped in. We had seen a whale shark before back in mozambique while snorkeling, but this was a bit different as we were down in the depths with it. Unfortunately news spread fast and soon there were about 30 other people down there to get a glimpse and it became quite crowded. The whale shark could have fled if it had wanted to, but it stayed with us for quite a while. It was about 4.5 meters long - 13 feet - which was smaller than the ones we;ve previously seen, but quite neat to be underwater with nonetheless.
We came to chaotic Bangkok a few days ago and have enjoyed our time here, crazy as it is. Everything is dirt cheap and we have started collecting new clothes which are drastically needed. We have been to see many temples and the royal palace too, but mostly have just wandered and looked at things and eaten fresh fruit on the street. We fly out tonight and are mentally unprepared for the cold we know awaits us in Tokyo. We;re a week away from home - can't believe it!
We'll write again from Japan...
Andrea
Today we find ourselves on the brink of another big move. We fly out at the painful hour of 2am from Bangkok, where we have been for the last few days, to arrive in freezing cold Tokyo in the afternoon. It will be the last stop of this whirlwind trip, and we are both grateful for that. Not that we aren't having fun, we are, but we're ready.
We didn't stay in Samui long - there wasn't much to do there, so we fled the next day to nearby island Ko Tao. We stayed on a beautiful little bay that would have been perfect, had it not been the end of monsoon season. This equals rough seas, which ruins the wonderful snorkeling that was right out our door. We braved the waves a few different times, but didn't last long. Adam did get a brief glimpse of a blacktip reef shark one afternoon though, which was exciting. Since we couldn't snorkel, we decided to do one last day of scuba, and good thing we did. We were alerted to the presence of a whale shark just as our boat pulled up to the reef, so we got dressed as quickly as possible and hopped in. We had seen a whale shark before back in mozambique while snorkeling, but this was a bit different as we were down in the depths with it. Unfortunately news spread fast and soon there were about 30 other people down there to get a glimpse and it became quite crowded. The whale shark could have fled if it had wanted to, but it stayed with us for quite a while. It was about 4.5 meters long - 13 feet - which was smaller than the ones we;ve previously seen, but quite neat to be underwater with nonetheless.
We came to chaotic Bangkok a few days ago and have enjoyed our time here, crazy as it is. Everything is dirt cheap and we have started collecting new clothes which are drastically needed. We have been to see many temples and the royal palace too, but mostly have just wandered and looked at things and eaten fresh fruit on the street. We fly out tonight and are mentally unprepared for the cold we know awaits us in Tokyo. We;re a week away from home - can't believe it!
We'll write again from Japan...
Andrea
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