The King's Birthday and Swimming with Sharks

HC Anderson Hotel, Room 10

The King of Thailand, Rama IX, turned 80 today. Apparently, everything was to shut down, but in tourist town, everything is bumping except the nightclubs. As a result, we have an influx of browned surfer-hippies now playing bongos in the courtyard in front of our room, and drinking beers from 7-11.

We went snorkeling today off of Hat Yo (Long Beach) Again, where they have "Sharks Point." The fish here are massive, I've never seen such large ones in the wild, and I fed some Parrot fish pineapple out of my hand. Best part is.. We saw a Reef Shark! Harmless, and only about 3ft long. We also found a resort with a private beach and the cutest bungalows. It is called Viking Place. We went there with Goran today, and he whips out his digital SLR to take some pics. A Thai comes running over and says they are looking for photographers and web help for possible exchange for stay. We couldn't get into any more at the moment as the owner is in Bangkok but we booked for Friday anyways. Prices are 900-1000 baht for shared bathroom (although, possibly the nicest bathroom I have seen in asia thus far I took a photo, serious.) 1200-1500 baht for shared bathroom, and 2500 for a seriously pimp bungalow. We booked in the 1500 baht one, but might downgrade on Friday, we will see. The place has a great deal of charm, and excellent reviews from both Travelfish and Lonely Planet. Mikae thinks the swank bungalow is worth the $50, and its his turn to make some decisions. This place has a private beach, it is incredible, and it is right between Ao Ton Sai where the main pier is, and Hat Yo, or Long Beach. So, we might still stay at Phi Phi Hill afterwards, we went to eat there today and the food was good. We met a Swedish Girl today named Ida, who is staying there, and she said it is nice. We also found little puppies, and I climbed a palm tree. For dinner, we went with Goran to Ciao Bella, a lovely bar on the beach that has wifi. We will be there for drinks one afternoon soon. Wifi, and little cabanas that provide refuge from the afternoon sun. Who can ask for more?

My legs, are still rashed, mosquito bitten and now scraped from coral. I am so attractive.

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