Ko Tao, Thailand
Trip Start
Dec 28, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 26, 2008
Ko Tao,
Thailand
Monday, January 7, 2008
No niin, matka jatkuu, Hua Hinista aamubussi Ko Taolle. Se on tosi helppoo kaantyy vaan jon kun matkatoimiston puoleen ja ne jarkkaa sulle koko proseduurin busseista katamaraaneihin ja maksat yleensa vaan vahan extraa. Ja noi aikaset aamuheratykset on jo niin yleisia et se kay ihan tyosta joskus. ;)
No kuitenkin, pari tuntia bussissa ja pari tuntia katamaraanillaja saavuttiin Ko Tao:lle. Mulle ei koskaan tuu merisairautta millaan paatilla mut tolla katamaraanilla tuntu et laatta lentaa vaikka se oli suht iso ja moderni laiva. Niin ei onneks kayny ja paastiin turvallisesti saarelle toisen parituntisen jalkeen.
Me yritettiin jo HuaHinissa buukata resorttia mut oltiin vahan myohassa kun tehtiin se vasta edellisen iltana. Ko Tao:n satamassa sain tekstarin et buukkaus ois ok ja ilmota jos halutaan se huone. Sattu kuitenkin niin hyvin et se sama nainen oli siel satamassa, joka omistaa sen resortin ja etti asiakkaita siella ja se yritti meille myyda huonetta ja selvis et se olikin sama mista yritettiin buukata. Ja sinne siis mentiin. 400bahtia huone, merinakoala. Liam Thien-resort oli se paikka ja saaren toisella puolella, etelakarjessa, missa ei oo mitaan muuta kun se resortti ja tie on kuoppanen kun mika. Mut niin me haluttiinkin vahakas aikaa paasta rauhaan kaikesta. Se nainen lykkas meiat taas avolavalle istumaan ja sattukin niin et meian kanssa tuli toinen suomalainen (no joo, Raffi on jo melkein suomalainen..) pariskunta Kuopiosta. Juteltiin sen pomppivan.kyydin aikana ja niilla oli samanlainen reissusuunnitelma kun meilla.
Catamaran to Ko Tao
Tosin ne alotti Indonesiasta ja jatko ylospain. Mut oli kiva jutella vahan ja jakaa kokemuksia. Se resortti oli just sita mita toivottiin, joku 20 asiakasta, pikku baari rannalla, bungaloweja joka puolella ja hieno pieni valkonen ranta ja hiljasta! Iltasin siel jarkattiin tulishowt, paikalliset heilutteli tulipalloja rannalla ja me istuskeltiin ja kuunneltiin musaa. Niin ja se omistaja on kyl ihan tays juoppo, se oli koko ajan lasi kadessa ja mun tipaton oli menossa ja se ihmetteli miksen juo alkoholia..haha, ja mainitsi viela et rakastaa viinaa.
Paivalla siel pysty snorklaa kirkkaassa vedessa ja ottamaan aurinkoo rantsussa. Siis aika taydellista. Tosin mun snorklaaminen ei oikeen viel oo hallussa. Osaanhan ma uida joo, mut heti kun laitan snorkkelimaskin naamaan ja meen pinnan alle ni alkaa ahistamaan, paniikki iskee..hehe..oon snorklannu kerran Costa Ricassa pelastusliivin kanssa ja sillon se oli siistii.. eli viela pitaa kai harjotella. ;) Siistiihan se on! Mut ma oon vahan sellanen vesikammonen, paa ei vaan suostu menee pinnan alle ;D
Nolojen tunnustusten jalkeen kerron et luin yhen parhaimmista kirjoista pitkaan aikaan! Ja taal on tullu luettuu jo aika monta kirjaa, kiitos kirjanvaihtokauppojen. Eli sellanen kun Small Island, kirjottanut Andrea Levy. Kertoo jamaikalaisista, jotka muutti Englantiin sodan jalkeen ja miten niita syrjittiin siella vaikka ne oli ite taistelemassa Brittien puolesta. Joo, se on sellanen hauskasti kirjotettu, enkuks siis, ja toisaalta aika surullinen stoori.
My self portrait ;)
Mutta hyva! Ja voih, ma missasin Bangkokissa ja Hua Hinissa LadyBoy shown, oisin halunnu menna kattoo. Enka ees tajunnu et siel on sellasii ennen kun systeri mainitsi. Ja HuaHinissa sit pari ladyboyta tulikin tuomaan brosyyria niitten showhun mut Raffi ei suostunu tulee mun kaa! Varsinkin kun ne lirkutteli viel meille..hahaha... Noh, ehka viela..
Jeps, kolme yota hiljasuudessa ja kaivattiin takas sivistyksen pariin, Ko Phanganille, tayden kuun bilesaarelle.
Sielta kuuluu seuraavaks..
norppa
English friends:
Hiio-hoi again,
So on the road again, just paid a visit in a travel agency in Hua Hin and we got ourselves an organised trip to Ko Tao. And you pay only little extra if you're lucky. The early wake ups arent still my thing, feels like you're working here too ! ;D
First morning bus to south, 2hrs, after which we hop on board of catamaran, 2hrs too.
I never get sea sick but this time it was bad, nearly buked. I don't get it, it was quite huge boat and really modern but it kept doing this up-down movement and my stomach and mind didnt seem to like it. But I survived to the island.
We tried to book one room in an isolated resort on the southern tip of the island but did it too late, the previous night. Then I got a sms that the booking would be fine and there's free room for 400bahts available. But we were on shore already. Then luckily the same lady who owns the place was trying to get customers to the resort at the pier and approached us with presentation of her resort.
Rafa on our balcony,Liam Thian resort, Ko Tao
And we got there after all. We rode there in an open stage truck again, very bumpy road with lots of steep hills. And funny thing was that there was this other couple with us that were from Finland. (Kuopio to be exact) It was nice to talk and share views with them since they have similar travel agenda as we, they only started in Indonesia and are moving upwards as we do it the other way around. The resort was just what we needed, about 20customers, lil bar at the beach, bungalows all over, little nice white sandy beach and clear water. And silent it sure was. In the evenins they always had a fire show at nine, and music was played at the bar with the nice staff playing gmaes with customers. And the owner, what a drunk.. she had her glass full all the time, and she was wondering how can I have two sober weeks. (that's the New Year's resolution, two weeks after New Year me stay sober, and when I have my b-day I celebrate again). She added to that: I love alcohol! She should go to the Museum in BKK and see what alco does to your liver :D
In the noons you could snorkel, swim, sunbathe there, pretty perfect, ha? Well, I must tell you, I know how to swim but snorkelling's still not in control. Just right after I put the mask on and dip my head beneath the surface I panic... I did snorkelling once before in Costa Rica with life jacket on and it was great! So I guess I have to keep practising, to get rid of my fear, it's just so cool but my mind's not up to it yet. (at least not without life jacket..)
Well now that I've confessed my embarrassing secret I tell you about a book I read here. Okay, I've read many books during the trip already but this particular one I wanna share with you. Small Island written by Andrea Levy. It's such a great book. It tells about Jamaicans who immigrate to UK after war and how they get a negative approach from Brits even though some of the guys fought for UK in the war. It's written really well, funny but still sad and true. Go for it!
And boy, did I miss the Ladyboy show in Bangkok. I didnt even reckon one exists until my sis asked me had I visited one. And in Hua Hin few ladyboys gave us brochures then to join the show, for free for me they even said (do they say it to all, I dont know..?) But Raffi wasnt too much into it even though I tried blackmailing.. and even though they flirted to us (hahahah..) and I didnt wanna go alone.
But it aint over yet...
Yup, three nights in silence and we had it. Next to Ko Phangan, theeeee famous full moon party island!
You hear from there next,
norppa (that's one animal in Finnish too (baby seal), not as big as elephant though, I have many nicknames you see...) hahaha...arent I loved??? ;D
