Koh Chang, Thailand

Hey Out There!

We have been chilling in Koh Chang, a small Thai Island near Cambodia for the past couple of weeks. Not too much going on here. However Jin's computer is now not turning on, and the internet cafes here are expensive, so we havent been online much. Her computer has mysteriously stopped turning on at all, or even showing any lights or anything. Luckily, there are many Samsung repair shops in Bangkok, so we should be able to get it fixed(hopefully!)
We are chilling in an awesome little wood shack, often called a bungalow. the shackalow is built about 6 feet from a little stream that flows down into the ocean, which is about 100m from our little house. Our house has nothing in it but a bed, a mosquito net, a light, and a fan! The best part about it is the front porch, which is large and covered, plus we have some trees overhead, so that makes life a little cooler.
It has been raining most nights, or at least for a few hours each day. It isn't too hot, especially compared to the weather in may or june back in Laos. The rain really cools the air. We really haven't been spending too much time at the beach. We have been reading lots, chilling on our porch with the fan on, watching the river, or reading and chilling at our favorite hang out spot, "stone free", where the coffee comes in big mugs which you brew up yourself using instant coffee and creamer powder for 20 baht(roughly .65 cents.) You can put in as much of the instant coffee as you want, which is a nice change of pace from the weak coffee served in most cafes.

We are in the SW part of the island, near a little strip of sand called "Lonely Beach." It is super duper chill. 60% of the street area is a dirt road that makes a huge 500m U shape off the main island circling road around the coast. There isn't too much to do here besides sit on a really nice beach, swim around, sit on our porch and read, eat at one of the awesome restaurants here, or sit around and read at one of the restaurants. At night, different bars throw parties where they DJ's play till early morning, with free BBQ's, some even giving away rolls, fruit and vegetables, along with the chicken and tofu skewers for free! That bar is called Ting Tong, and they also have a 20 foot projector screen where we watched the World Cup Games, 3 for 2 happy hours(100baht), a reggae band who plays nightly, with 24 hour food. It isn't fabulous or anything, but it is a good place to go hang with people. Our island is very chill, and we are in the most laid back part of it, so we have had the chance to make a few friends, and read a few books.

We have rented scooters a few days and have driven around the island almost entirely... the island's road is a horsheshoe shape, with no connection on the south, so if you want to see the east side of the island, you have to drive all the way up north and around the west coast of the island from our location in the SW.

Anyways, i will write more soon. we are heading back to bangkok on Sat or Sun to fix Jin's computer and get Visas for the next destination....

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