Well as I promised myself that i'd go back thats just what I did.. Me and the girlfriend got the nightbus from Bangkok on Friday the 10th which got us to Ranong Saturday morning. Got the boat to Koh Chang which takes an hour and a half, saw some dolphins on the way.
When we got to Tommy's Bungalows we got the same place we had last time, right on the beach. We went swimming, snorkeling, sunbathing, fishing and generally just had a great time.
Tommy took me out fishing one day in his little speed boat and as we circled this nearby island we saw monkeys on the rocks on the beach using stones to break open the shells to get at the stuff inside, we also saw dolphins again and this time they put on a show for us jumping out of the water. But because the boat didn't look too safe I hadn't brought my camera. Life's a bitch.
At low tide we'd go to the rocks and catch big crabs and take them back to the hut, build a fire outside and have BBQ crab. Delish!
We stayed for 10 days then got the boat back to Ranong. As I hadn't checked my e-mail for a while the first place to go was the internet cafe and what a shock I got, I'm signed into this Thai news website which sends out news items and it had sent one on the 11th, the day we got to Koh Chang, warning of an Tsunami in the Ranong area due to 31 volcanoes erupting under the ocean. Luckily it never occured but in the 10 days I was on that island we never had a warning. We saw fishing boats go out every day, all the normal stuff that goes on. But you'd think after the last Tsunami and all the promises of warning systems, something would have been done. Never mind tho', just another exciting day in the life of yours truly.
Back in Bangkok now, two weeks to go and i'll be back over there. Looking for somewhere to live now. Trying for somewhere in the Leeds/Sheffield area. Have been checking www.gumtree.co.uk which is a good site. Anybody know any other good sites?
thats it
yanni