Our photo while kayaking.... and I just want to say I was so nervouse we were going to repeat history and destroy our camera!
A view from our deck at Star Hut
7/26/09 Sunrise...what a great way to start our second year! Todd was meditating on the shore, and I sort of dozed off...I woke up and saw one of the island dogs, within an inch of Todd's face. His concentration didn't wain... I tried to brush the dog away, but it didn't work. Apparently, he was thinking to himself, "Man, Jes really has bad breath this morning!" He awoke in a startle and there was a dog, muzzle to muzzle with him. Hello Everyone!
Greetings from the Indian Ocean!
We are enjoying the beginning of our second year of marriage here on the island...
We took a train from Bangkok (12 hours, mostly sleeping) to a bus to a ferry (3 hours) and it was a long journey. Luckily, we could sleep most of the train ride. It was very hot in the beginning and smelled of diesel fuel. Getting to our place on the island was an adventure. The road was bumpy and unpaved, winding through the mountains and jungle. It was very tumultous and slow going.
We have really had a great time relaxing on the beach and swimming in the ocean. We keep hoping for tropical tans like all of the other people, but alas we are still pastey white.
We celebrated our anniversary by going on a small kayak trip around the tip of the island. We paddled past huge granite cliffs that jutted out to stop the ocean from the jungle. There were crabs everywhere on the rocks, scurrying away just as we would approach them.
Sunset was beautiful and we had some wonderful dinner at a restaurant that overlooked both bays. The stars were in full force last night- our first clear night for star gazing!
We tried to snorkle a little bit yesterday and we saw a few fish, but the masks were not great. Today is our last night at Star Hut and then off to the other side!
Hope this finds all of you well.
Love
Jes & Todd
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