Well, the pictures looked impressive, the hotel's pamphlet and website looked amazing, so they call it Whitesand Beach. Then you get there, and think: "Is this all"? ... not very white, more like a dark beige, and then you say "Oh well, make the best of it". Walked up and down the beach, the longest on the island, and feel ripped off, but tomorrow, I'll hop on a boat and go to the outer islands just south. They are supposed to be even more amazing, but I hope they are. The next day I'll go trekking into the jungle, and go see the elephants, so today is a lazy day.
Last night was pretty lazy too ... I took a nap. For about 17 hours ... I think I needed it, I just obeyed my body, had a nap at 4:30pm, and then realized, "Oh, it's midnight ...., go back to sleep". I find that 's the most effective way to have a very cheap dinner. But my place is very, very nice, so I mid as well take advantage of it. I realized very quickly that there's not a huge amount of excitement around here, but then again, it is low season, and the clouds are everywhere. Ho Hum ... the consequences of being at so many amazing beaches around the globe. Moral of the story, ... keep expectations lower than a snake, it's better that way.
Talk to you soon ...
Just had dinner, a buffet of instant noodles from 7-11, the ones that were left over from my equally amazing buffet lunch of noodles. Oh boy, living high on the hog indeed, what would Donald Trump think?? Finally went for another long walk on the beach. I went a little further north, past the rocks at Independent Bo's bungalows. The funny thing is, I took my camera with me, just to give me something else to do, and the pictures will probably make this place look really idyllic, peaceful, and full of beauty. But in real life it's a much less. I'm trying figure this all out, and I think I should just give up. Friday night and things are still a little mellow, so I'm back at the internet place across the street from my hotel. No long naps today, only maybe 3-4 hours instead of the marathon yesterday. I sort of feel rested, and I just hope we get to some real white sand beaches on the trip tomorrow. Fingers still crossed.
Still cloudy all day long, same same, but different day. Sunburn can't get off the ground as of yet ....but many more days of UV to come :o)
Last night was pretty lazy too ... I took a nap. For about 17 hours ... I think I needed it, I just obeyed my body, had a nap at 4:30pm, and then realized, "Oh, it's midnight ...., go back to sleep". I find that 's the most effective way to have a very cheap dinner. But my place is very, very nice, so I mid as well take advantage of it. I realized very quickly that there's not a huge amount of excitement around here, but then again, it is low season, and the clouds are everywhere. Ho Hum ... the consequences of being at so many amazing beaches around the globe. Moral of the story, ... keep expectations lower than a snake, it's better that way.
Talk to you soon ...
Just had dinner, a buffet of instant noodles from 7-11, the ones that were left over from my equally amazing buffet lunch of noodles. Oh boy, living high on the hog indeed, what would Donald Trump think?? Finally went for another long walk on the beach. I went a little further north, past the rocks at Independent Bo's bungalows. The funny thing is, I took my camera with me, just to give me something else to do, and the pictures will probably make this place look really idyllic, peaceful, and full of beauty. But in real life it's a much less. I'm trying figure this all out, and I think I should just give up. Friday night and things are still a little mellow, so I'm back at the internet place across the street from my hotel. No long naps today, only maybe 3-4 hours instead of the marathon yesterday. I sort of feel rested, and I just hope we get to some real white sand beaches on the trip tomorrow. Fingers still crossed.
Still cloudy all day long, same same, but different day. Sunburn can't get off the ground as of yet ....but many more days of UV to come :o)
You're right about beaches... I have such high expectations after bearing witness to such beauty in Australia. Beaches at home are not the same...
ReplyDeleteAfter Whitehaven in the Whitsundays, El Nido in the PPS, or the Cooks Islands/Samoa/Fiji, it's pretty tricky to top any of this. But Koh Rang came sort of close.
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