Round the World: Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand

Hello everyone!! Finally we made it to the islands of Thailand. We headed straight for Koh Pha Ngan on the recommendations of many good friends. We spent a couple of days on small, secluded Bottle Beach. It was great in the afternoon when the entire beach shut down its power for about three hours everyday making for a very peaceful atmosphere. Looking for a bit more excitement we boated over to Thong Nai Pan Noi on the North East Coast. Both beaches were very beautiful. We felt most relaxed on Thong Nai Pan, where we spent three nights in a 'toilet block' posing as a bungalow directly on the beach, but then moved to a flash bungalow on the hill. This was a place to gather our bearings and take some very well-deserved deep breaths. We enjoyed swimming, snorkelling (Derek cut his foot and got it infected, and Vanechan turned green on the boat in the middle of the Gulf. Yippee.), frisbeeing and body boarding. Prices were a bit higher than we expected here though, and after our guesthouse was bombarded by a massive dorky tour group, we boarded a ferry back to the mainland. All in all, a great time at Koh Pha Ngan.