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Near to the End
Wow, I can't believe that I have less than 2 days left here in Southeast Asia. It's been an unbelievable time and I'm so glad to have taken this trip. I've learned so much about the region, and I've discovered so much that I need to keep learning about. This trip has completely opened my mind! Right now, we're on Koh Chang, an island south of …
Sun, sand, sea... and six stitches!
... to a hospital. Initially we were directed to a private clinic but after seeing the prices we went to the government hospital where Ewan had six stitches in his chin and they cleaned and dressed the grazes and cuts on his arms, legs and back. It was pretty scary and we were all very shaken up by it. In fact, none of us wanted to get back on the bikes.
With Ewan bandaged up, our next concern was the bike. It had suffered a few scratches but ...
Lonely beach
Absolutely fallen in love with Koh Chang! We contemplated moving on and popping into cambodia over the next few days but can't bring ourselves to leave Koh Chang so weve decided to stay here... Moved into a second fantastic beach hut slightly ...
Beach Bummin' in Ko Chang
... term. It is one thing to fall in love on a beach in Ko Chang - it is quite another to live together in Pittsburgh or Frankfurt or Moscow or Winnipeg. However, everyone to their own.
The other factor is that we have tourists here in Ko Chang and not travelers. Lots of fancy suitcases and fewer back packs. (Monica and I have memories of island hopping here in Thailand with tourists when the boats pull up within 20-30 feet of shore and you ...
Not going quite to plan
... leaving my mouth (for which I offer no apologies) before one of many heavy lurches to the side at such ridiculous speed proved too much. All I remember is a real feeling of being airborne and then the metallic noise of impact, before – and I’m sorry for the cliché but it is true – everything went black.
Next thing I know I’m climbing out the sunroof of the bus, now laying on its side at the bottom of the hills, one of the first few out of the ...