Wednesday, March 23
5am
Amber Sands resort, Koh Chang Island
Thailand.
blogger is wonky here, so i havent been able to post. there is a fabulous storm over the island right now, and its totally cooled the air. i have the curtains open and have been enjoying the light show for the past couple of hours.
this hotel is paradise. 7 older glass and wood bungalows overlooking the bay of thailand. we're on the quiet side of the island, so there is very little noise from the road and no foot traffic across the beach. we take up three of the rooms, and there are two extended dutch families staying in the two larger "house" rooms. And although I could do without seeing the kids pool toys everywhere, the children havent been intolerable.
the past two days here have been spent lounging and eating and swimming and sunning. lots of laughs. we had a masseuse come yesterday to give us proper thai massages on the beach. 350 baht (about 12 usd) for 90 minutes. amazing. after that and a good lunch, i retired for a good long nap. finally i'm starting to sleep, just not on the right schedule. baby steps.
Getting here we had to take a 40 minute flight from bangkok city to trat. the airport is small, two or three small buildings put together. with a brightly painted "zoo train" shuttle that carries you from the plane to the airport itself. the overall feel is like arriving in disneyland. a tiny, tropical version of disney, anyway.
20 minute van ride to the ferry boats, where they precariously fit as many vehicles in as they can, then its another 20ish minutes across the bay. Amber Sands is the first resort stop so we arrived within just a few minutes after reaching the island. and life has been oh so good since then. 90 degrees and sunny, with just a little rain. I'm hoping this storm stops in time for breakfast today, as we're scheduled to go meet the elephants this morning. Can't wait!
more later
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