Laid back Lanta

We took a Longtail boat from the the resort shore to the ferry. our next stop is Koh Lanna. The ferry doesn’t actually stop it just slows down while you jump on or off.  Our stay was in a non-resort, a six cabin little number that has some of the best food around.  The reviews were correct, the food was the best. It’s run by a guy from England and a Thai woman.  Apparently, Dave enjoyed traveling Asia and wound up in Koh Lanta.  In his wandering he stopped at a little restaurant and found the food the best he tasted in Thailand, which is much coming from a traveler who’s done a lot of time in SE Asia.  He went a second night, then a third, then the cook, Lek, asked if he wanted to join her and the family on a night out.  As it is in the movies, Dave’s vacation ended and he returned to England but couldn’t stop thinking about the skillful chef and Koh Lanta. Not soon after he returned to the island and Lek. They decided to marry then partnered in a little piece of paradise with the delicious food and beautiful gardens and bungalows and never looked back. They are two of the nicest people you’d ever want to meet.  True story.  

Kamikaze Longtail Pilots trading passengers.

You would think after several years of blogging on our trips I could figure out how to deal with the pictures and copy, but no.  I have not.  This is as tidy as it gets.  

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We are scooter nerds.  Always, we rent scooters to see the local sites. It’s the best way to get around, relatively cheap (we pay a little less than $6 per day), gas is about a buck 20 a gallon, and it’s completely safe if you keep you eyes closed most of time and ignore those around you...just kiddin.  Moon and I enjoy getting lost down side roads where we’ve found unusual markets, a turtle farm, lost beaches, great local restaurants, and a golf course out in the middle of nowhere with no one playing that we could see.  Twilight zone stuff.

The sunset picture was actually taken after dark.  I lightened the image all the way up on the IPhone and bingo I got a pretty great picture by accident. When I took it, there was no color, just a bit of fading light.  

More later.