We've arrived in Ko Chang and not without a bit of effort. We left Chiang Mai on Monday morning for a full day of travel. We took a taxi, airplane, taxi, bus, taxi, and boat to get here. When we finally got in around 8PM, a huge rainstorm soaked us in the open-air taxi we were riding in. I quickly agreed to take a little bungalow of the main road at a place called Tonsai while Jason watched our bags at the reception desk. This was possibly the biggest mistake of the trip. The bungalow was covered with mosquitos that were smart enough to navigate the giant mosquito net and attack us in our sleep. It was not a very restful night!
We were able to catch a nice dinner on the beach with a horrible band playing in the background, it was funny. We noticed right away that Ko Chang is a bit more expensive than everywhere else we've been in Thailand....lots of tourism has aparently sent the prices skyrocketing.
After finding a place for $25/night (with private bath & air=con) at Alina Resort we spent the day on the beach, it's beautiful! We bought a couple Beer Changs just in time for the sunset over the Gulf of Thailand.
We had pizza at a restaurant in town. There are a lot of Italian restaurants here, it's strange. The cheese is not very good and a little expensive so we'll probably stick to Thai food from now on.
We're hoping to explore the island more today and take lots of pictures. We're hoping everything is going well back home....we're beginning to feel out of touch.
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