ko samet

my cousin reminded me that i still haven't blogged about ko samet- and i meant to, since it's the first of our extra-bangkok wanderings...

the weekend was very relaxing and very beachy. we took a three-hour bus ride to the shore, and then a boat to the island. and stayed at a place on the beach- the kind of place where they put mats out on the beach at dusk, so you can have your dinner right in front of the water. and at night they showed movies (i saw legally blonde 2 and it was just the movie i would want to watch on a beachy weekend!) ...

on sunday we took a speed boat tour, out to some of the other beaches around the island, and from there we swam and snorkelled... the snorkelling was nowhere near as colorful or tropical as my Red Sea experience, but it was still very fun. before i begin snorkelling, i always feel a bit anxious about having this mask on and having to concentrate on breathing through my mouth- for some reason i have no hesitation at all about skydiving and hanggliding and parasailing- air sports- but for water sports and breathing in a non-traditional manner, it's different. but eventually i got over it and stuck my face in the water and looked at the pretty fish :)

all in all, not much excitement to report about Ko Samet- other than the fact that it was the perfect getaway. we had fun, just being on the beach and splashing about in the (very) warm water, and eating waffles for breakfast (it has been so long since i've had a waffle!)... sitting around, looking at the blue water, school was the farthest thing from my mind. as it should be on vacation :) i'm thrilled that there are so many tropical locations accessible from bangkok- it's nice to whisk away to a totally new place, just for the weekend. oddly, though, watching people on wave runners at Ko Samet made me miss Lake Geneva in wisconsin! hmm.