So, we spent a great few days on Turtle Island! The place we stayed was just 15 minutes outside of the hustle bustle of the main village of Sairee. Which was nice because even at this distance we often fell asleep to the sounds of thumpy bass. Thanks to years spent sleeping behind the portal, this was easily tolerable. We had an amazing little cottage style bungalow up the cliff side from the ocean with a spectacular view (and a big tree perfectly blocking the evening sun. This along with the sea breeze kept our evenings made in the shade) and a hammock to laze in! We spent our first day being lazy reading and swimming. The next day we went for a good hike, with the intention of making it to Two View lookout, which is supposed to have a nice view of both the east and the west coast. Somewhere along the way we apparently made a left instead of a right, or something like this, and after about an hour or so realized we were going somewhere else. We eventually did find a lookout and a pretty cool and isolated buddhist monastary with some hiking trails spreading out from it, and settled. The hike down was just as much fun as it was fairly steep. We came across one of the coolest and creepiest looking spiders we've ever seen. Got a good photo too!
The next day we went out on a snorkeling trip around the island. The taxi picked us up at 8:30 and we boarded the boat around 9. The taxi picked up another BC couple from the island and once on the boat we met some more bc islanders. The first stop of the day was in Shark Bay, in which we were told, ironically enough, that there aren't many sharks. Everyone was pretty eager to jump in and right away there was swirls of color moving below us. Amaris even blew my mind and dove right in ahead of most and led the way. About ten minutes in, we hear a guy yell "SHARK", now this is something i didn't think would make me happy to hear, but surprisingly enough i was stoked and off we went in the direction of the yell. Amazingly, right in front of us about 4 meters or so away was a shark. Again, Amaris the Brave, pulling out all the stops, has a huge grin on her face and we both start chasing it. But without fins we had no chance. Pulling our heads out of the water we discussed with the group around us how cool that was. On the way back to the boat, another (or the same, who knows) went by right below me, too quick for me to get others attention in time, and it was gone, leaving me to be the only one to see him. What a priveledge! How cool to be this close. When we got back on the boat and started boasting we realized we were the only ones to see sharks. Our day was made. The rest of the day was filled with beautiful fish and coral. Others of the group actually knew what we were looking at, which made it even more exciting. The last stop was at the island of Koh Nang Yuan. Which was pretty cool scenery but if you google it youv'e seen it and the resort really ruined the vibe (the beer was more expensive than at home). But we found a good hike and took some sweet pictures. The last couple of days were spent doing the usuall, collecting daily groceries, planning our next trip. We even splurged on lunch and found a great pizza place. This being the first pizza (or real cheese even) in four months. It was a reeeallly good pizza.
Next stop Ko Phangan!
The next day we went out on a snorkeling trip around the island. The taxi picked us up at 8:30 and we boarded the boat around 9. The taxi picked up another BC couple from the island and once on the boat we met some more bc islanders. The first stop of the day was in Shark Bay, in which we were told, ironically enough, that there aren't many sharks. Everyone was pretty eager to jump in and right away there was swirls of color moving below us. Amaris even blew my mind and dove right in ahead of most and led the way. About ten minutes in, we hear a guy yell "SHARK", now this is something i didn't think would make me happy to hear, but surprisingly enough i was stoked and off we went in the direction of the yell. Amazingly, right in front of us about 4 meters or so away was a shark. Again, Amaris the Brave, pulling out all the stops, has a huge grin on her face and we both start chasing it. But without fins we had no chance. Pulling our heads out of the water we discussed with the group around us how cool that was. On the way back to the boat, another (or the same, who knows) went by right below me, too quick for me to get others attention in time, and it was gone, leaving me to be the only one to see him. What a priveledge! How cool to be this close. When we got back on the boat and started boasting we realized we were the only ones to see sharks. Our day was made. The rest of the day was filled with beautiful fish and coral. Others of the group actually knew what we were looking at, which made it even more exciting. The last stop was at the island of Koh Nang Yuan. Which was pretty cool scenery but if you google it youv'e seen it and the resort really ruined the vibe (the beer was more expensive than at home). But we found a good hike and took some sweet pictures. The last couple of days were spent doing the usuall, collecting daily groceries, planning our next trip. We even splurged on lunch and found a great pizza place. This being the first pizza (or real cheese even) in four months. It was a reeeallly good pizza.
Next stop Ko Phangan!
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