Ko Samui, Khao Lak and the Simillan Islands

Hi all, from lovely sunny beautiful Thailand!!!

Hey, after flying from Chiang Mai into the amazing airport of Ko Samui (it is just like being in the resort already) head off to the beach... It had been a month since the last time I got in the salty water... and I really needed, trust me :)

Chiang Mai has been special, and there are very special moments to remember... but the palm trees at the beach... that is amazing, ok?? and the sunrise... and the sunsets...pfffffff... they are owesome... and the water... sometimes it looks exactly like in the brochures... at first I couldn't believe it. Now I'm getting awfully spoilt, and used to this paradise.

From Ko Samui we've come all the way to KhaoLak, to do some diving... well... Osku is learning, but I took a boat to the Simillian Islands, and loved it. I was lucky. I had an amazing weather all day through, great visibility, and saw all the fish I wanted!!!! There were lots of Nemo fish (clown fish) and tropical fish, and trigger fish, and a turtle, and... and... and a Giant Morey (don't know how to spell it :oP). It was like being in Gareth King's Fish Tank :oP... more or less!!! All that with the incredible landscape of multicolour corals of all types... there are no pics of that... you will have to move you a*** here and experience it. Do it!!! It is worthy!

Khao Lak is one of the points were the famous big wave hit more than a year ago. Today I went for a walk towards the north and I saw a police boat that is lying in land, that was dragged from the sea about one or two kilometres inland. It is really impressive. It gives you an idea on how strong the earthequake was, and how much effort this people is putting into carrying on with their lives, and, in some cases, get them back. It is something to learn from.

Tomorrow, I think I will Osku with his course, and head off to Ko Lanta... but I will decide that while having dinner, tonight... planning is not my best quality!! Ah... and I will be going to NZ a couple of days later... Will get there on the 11th... same day as Mum!!! I can't believe she's coming!!! She is really cool!! And I am going to be eating mummy's food... in NZ!!! Sooooooooo good!

Have fun... and keep on enjoying each day... I know you do... and I try to do it as well ;o)

Muchos besos a todos... este paraiso me esta volviendo loco... va a ser duriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisimo tener que dejarlo para ir a NZ... aunque claro... seguro que partir de alli sera igual de duro. Cuidense... que yo hare lo propio ;o)

Ciao ciao,


Heiwa XX