We arrived here on the 21st to find a true paradise. The weather on this side of the coast is beautiful, sunny and warm. The island itself is much more laid back than Koh Phangan, but the night life is definitely not as exciting. We decided to stay at The Time For Lime Bungalows (our most expensive accommodation yet) but it’s very worth it! The bungalows are very nice and simple and the place itself is a cooking school run by an ex-pat, the food here is amazing! The lady who owns it also runs an animal sanctuary for dogs and cats not far from the school so there’s no shortage of animals around to pet! The second night we were here my friend from school Fidel came and met us, it was very cool seeing someone from back home! He’s also traveling around the South Pacific for 7 months before he heads off to school. We also met up with Katisse and Jen’s friends Lindsay and Adrian who are staying on Lanta as well! The 6 of us have been having an awesome time roaming the island on Vespa’s and just hanging out. We did go out on Thursday night (party night on Lanta) and got quite drunk (my first legal drink! haha) we danced and went swimming in the ocean in our clothes! It was a lot of fun! When we came back to our bungalows the dogs staying here had a good time greeting us (they got lots of cuddles that night!) and one dog even followed me back to the bungalow, he stayed with us the whole night. Maybe he knew we needed someone to watch out for us 🙂 For the past couple days following that night we’ve just been taking it easy, relaxing on the beach and hanging out in hammocks, the cats here are also really friendly and will sit in your lap in the hammocks. Yesterday we (Katisse, Jen and I) booked our boat/bus to Cambodia! We leave on the 29th, I’m very excited to start the next chapter of our trip, Thailand has been really incredible and I’m excited to keep exploring the world! We also went and walked some dogs at the Sanctuary down the road, they had fun (I think!) When we came back we were pretty tired from the heat, but the owner of the place (Junie) suggested we should help one of the employees here (Kit) walk the 13 dogs that live here. It is a pretty tough job for one guy! So we each took two dogs, Kit took the rest, and walked them to the nearby beach where they could run off leash, this was quite a task! When we brought them back we decided to run with them, they all were so excited! I can’t imagine how funny it must have looked to the tourists eating dinner along the beach! Not sure what we’ll do today, but I think it may just have to be another beach day, it’s hard to do anything when the beach is so close! Tomorrow Fidel will leave us to travel to Koh Phi Phi and beyond, it was awesome getting to spend time with him, and in two days we will begin our adventure in Cambodia! 🙂 Next post will be from there!
Love, Steph
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