Koh Tao

A week and half in an island paradise... I hardly know what to do with myself. Koh Tao has been beautiful so far. It is a tiny island off of the eastern Thailand, completely explorable by bike or moped. The sunset paints a new canvas each day, and the beach is about 50ft from our room. After getting settled in on the first day, we rented scooters to go around the island. We stopped at a bay to go snorkeling for the afternoon. About 500 feet out, we saw three blacktip reef sharks coming in the shallow to feed. It definitely got the adreneline going as they circled us while feeding on smaller fishes. Due to some mishaps with the scooter later in the afternoon, I gave myself a 3rd degree burn on my leg.

This island is amazing in another way. Usually at an island vacation town, prices sky rocket, but not here. I'm spending about $10 on food a day, $3-5 dollars per meal with drinks, and about $2 per beer. Noah and I did our first dives today, Noah is finishing up his cert dives and I'm getting used to the water again after a long hiatus. Very excited to check out some more advanced dives in a day or so.

One of the things, I've really enjoyed on this trip has been the ample time for reading. I used to read a lot for fun, but I've really stopped reading for myself these last couple of years in college. It's been great so far, I feel like I'm getting back in touch with myself out here.





























(From the top: Koh Tao coast line, beach bum dog, sunset from our hotel, Hin Wong bay)