Day 102 - to Koh Chang!

So, as (sort of) planned, Marie and I set off at half 6 this morning on our way to Koh Chang. This involved a ridiculously long, slow and expensive cab ride, followed by a 4 hour bus ride, an hour on a ferry, some time in the back of a Songthaew and a while wandering around looking for a room. We eventually found one for 700 baht a night (which is extortionate, by the way), and were in the sea by about half three, and we stayed in until sunset - it's perfect, so warm and clear, the beach is fine if a little crowded, and all's well - when I was here 5 years ago there was only one place to stay on this whole beach, now the whole thing is lined with resorts, bars and bungalows. It seems like a completely different island. We went to Ting Tong bar last night for a few drinks with Marie's friends (ohm I bumped into Sally on the beach today as well, which was cool) who sang a few songs as it was open Mic night. There was also a Thai guy playing called Ricky who was truly awesome, really nice to listen to. It was Marie's friend Michelle's birthday too, which resulted in various drunken dramas, all centred around Michelle, but as an outsider they were just sort of absurd and amusing to watch the various Americans getting all upset about nonsense. Also I went and chose a hammock as a present for her, which seemed to chill her out for a bit. We ended the night lying on the sand watching the stars and listening to old reggae, which was a pretty awesome end to a pretty awesome day. The only worry is how long will we be able to stay here, and is Marie going to skip Uni on Monday...