Our first stop was a waterfall about 2 km outside our little town. Riding scooters there was pretty scary, but sooo fun. After a short ride, we parked our scooters and trekked up through the jungle.
The climb was a bit rough in spots, but the lookout was pretty cool.
It was scarier going down, but we all made it in one piece. Though not for long...
As we got back on our scooters to continue our exploring, Karyn accelerated too quickly and immediately fell into the gravel. She cut up her leg and elbow pretty badly, and had to go to the hospital and get stitches right in her kneecap! It was pretty terrible. Now she can't bend her knee for a week, and can't get it wet... Not the best restrictions for thai island hopping.
The rest of us got back on our scooters once Karyn's stitches were under control, and went (sooo carefully!!!) to the nothernmost tip of Ko Phan Nhan, a town called Chalaklum. We had a nice seafood lunch by the ocean, and felt sad for Kayrn.
We took a long boat water taxi to an isolated cove called Bottle Beach. It was nice to be off the beaten track a bit, and the beach was beautiful.
Tomas still has a wicked farmer's burn.... hahahaha.
We found little bungalows that were cheap to rent for the night, so we decided to go back and get Karyn, and come back to Bottle Beach tomorrow to spend a few days relaxing / healing / laying around the quiet, calm cove. The long boat ride back was beautiful, right at sunset.
We scootered back to our side of the island, stopping at the night market for delicious treats. When we got back to the hostel, Karyn was a bit worse for wear, but in good spirits all things considered! We had another beach fire, some more beers, another night swim in the pool. We hung out at the beach bar until late into the night, surrounded by germans. We've decided they have taken over the island, but are just being really sneaky germans about it. Seriously - germans EVERYWHERE! By the end of the night the only english speakers were me and the super cool bartender, Jack, from London. Good thing he was so super cool! We had a great night.
Long day, late night. Excited for a few days of relaxing on Bottle Beach.
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Location:Ko Phan Ngan
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