The jaunt to Koh Tao was hilarious. Koh Tao is the perfect pirate hideout/ King Kong island. Totally wild and gorgeous. We hitched a ride on the back of a coconut truck to the other side of the island with three monkeys who had the same idea. I guess they have friends over there. We found the cove that was recommended to us, Ao Tanote, which is remote and quiet. Until we got there, at least.
When we got there, there were only a bunch of Burmese fisherman and a really interesting Russian couple from Vladivostok, which is in the extreme east of Russia. I never thought i'd meet anyone from such a random place. He was this huge, square-jawed, quintessential Russian, and he bought bottles of rum and played and sang great Russian folk songs on my guitar. His girlfriend was hotter than the back of an old television set, and very funny. We spent most of the night at the tavern, harrassing the barmaids like Malaysian spice pirates.
The next day the Burmese guys took us fishing out on the ocean. I caught a few yellow snapper and a barracuda. Nothing to write home about. Shit- i just did... We took the fish back and gave lots of them away- heroes we were. We cooked the rest on a fire on the beach and fed the Russians and the barmaids, who rewarded us with rum. Arrr....
The next day i did some snorkeling and then i met a really cool, sowai mak mak (beautiful) islander named Min. She ended up taking me to a beach dance party that night with a bunch of Thais. I wish i knew more thai, because i really liked her. Must learn Thai. Still, it was great to hang out with the locals on that level. Korp kun khrap, Min.
When it was time to leave the island, the girls working the desk stuffed my pack full of coconuts while i wasn't looking, and i didn't figure it out until i got to the pier. Very funny, girls. I thought it felt heavier than usual...
*Update: I just found some rocks stuffed in there too...jerks!
2 comments:
hurry, i want to know all about it. looks like you have met a fun crew.
hope this pleases!
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