Last year much of my writing about
our vacations involved quite a bit of adventure and a touch of comedy. (At
least my attempts at comedy.) We always seemed to have obstacles to
overcome. Of course some of these obstacles were issues with our planning,
etc. and some were simply those funny situations that happen when traveling in a
foreign country. I'm sad to say that this will be a fairly boring trip
report. I don't have much in the way of fun stories or insights into a
culture we've never encountered before. Koh Chang is a beautiful island
that is very rugged, and will therefore never be fully developed. However,
there are stretches of the island that are already "touristy" and decked out for
us outsiders. But much of the island still seems to have that "old world
charm" that seems cliche but ever so real here. At the conclusion of our
trip, we all agreed that we'd like to come back and see more of the island.
This time we spent a lot of our days (except Lowell's SCUBA diving...see
pictures of the diving here) sitting by the pool relaxing. Not that
sitting by the pool relaxing is a bad thing, but we certanily didn't venture out
to explore as much as we normally do. I'm convinced part of this is that
we were in a familiar country, even if we were in a new vacation spot. The
hotel we stayed at was nice enough, but the food was very expensive. This
created a great situation for us: Local food! We found a nice little
breakfast spot on the street right in front of the hotel. We also tried
some of the local restaurants for dinner. Always fun, I must say.
So, I don't know what else to add.
There are pictures below.
Click on each image to see the
full-size picture.
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Devin and David waiting for the ferry to Koh Chang. |
Our ferry. Not much for plush accomodations,
but it got the job done. |
Beautiful sunset while on the ferry. (I'm sure
my picture just doesn't do it justice.) |
The beach in front of the hotel. |
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The view from the beach by our hotel. |
The pool. David's favorite place for the week. |
David sitting on the hot tub striking a pose. |
Our shoes lined up in the hotel room. (I'm
sure Devin would want to clarify that this is Lowell's picture...not hers.) |
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David got to paint a T-shirt. This is the
back. |
David also got to paint some batik. |
Scuba gear by the pool for a scuba class.
Lowell was jealous of the divers... (But he got to dive later. See
pictures here.) |
Lowell and David playing in the pool. |
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David working on a picture frame. |
Some fishing gear on the dock at Bang Bao. |
Some Thai boys jumping from a boat at the Bang Bao
Pier. |
A beautifully adorned boat used for snorkeling
trips. |
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The lighthouse at the end of the pier at Bang Bao. |
Some folks buying food on the pier at Bang Bao. |
A rainbow while coming home from one of the days of
diving. |
Koh Chang is surrounded by lots and lots of small
islands. |
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The decorations on the front of the dive boat. |
Coming back to the "Pier" after a day of diving. |
Some fishing equipment set up by the Koh Chang ferry
dock. |
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