Koh Tao and Other Random Pictures

I want to preface this by saying that Koh Tao was not in the best of shape.  Remember all that rain I complained about?  Well, it was over that island, too.  And it did a lot of damage.  Houses were washed away, streets were flooded, etc etc.  *Most* of this damage was gone by the time we got there, but the ocean was really murky and the main street in Sairee (the busy beach) was running water from end to end.  So yeah, I took some pictures, but I didn't go snorkling or stay on Sairee like I planned.

This was from the night before we left.  That is a dragonfruit.  You can buy them at Jungle Jim's for a very high price, but I recommend doing so at least once.  They're so yummy.  Kind of kiwi-esque.  The come in white and purple, it's impossible to tell which from the outside.

Dinner at Akki and E's bar by the train station.  Believe it or not, this is the Thai version of curry.  Oh Indian food, how I miss thee.

To get to the catamaran that takes you to Koh Tao, you have to walk down this really really long rickety pier.  Those white spots are all Jellyfish.  Swarms of Jellyfish as far as the eye could see.  Well, I know where I'm not going swimming anytime soon.

The view from our table at lunch.  You dock on Mae Haad, and we both ended up staying on that side, because of the aforementioned water.  Mae Haad is a lot quieter, with less shopping.

This is a Mr. J sign.  Stuff like this is all over.  Mr J has a lot of big ideas about things like reincarnation and homosexuality.  And they're all on signs all over the island.

The outside of the bungalow I stayed at.  The inside wasn't much to write home about.  And truthfully, as soon as night fell, the bullfrogs made it pretty unpleasant there.  Loud little bastards.

Sunset views from Kat's bungalow.  I didn't stay at those because, well, I wanted a bathroom in my room.  The thing with Asia is that a lot of it is like camping.

 Giant gecko.  These things sound like freaking goats when they chirp.  No lie.

Breakfast my last day on Koh Tao.  Eggs Benedict.  Yummy, even though the heat made me feel like I wanted to die after I ate half of it.

Chilled coconut.  They pull it out of a cooler, chop the top off and stick a straw in it.  I've been told the little coconuts are better, but street vendors aren't selling those, at least not that I've seen.

Tiny geckos at Kat's place.  These guys chirp too, but not as loudly.  Supposedly if you hear a gecko chirp as you're leaving the house, you're supposed to wait until it's done to leave, because they're warning you of danger.  Thai people are very superstitious. 

Random shirt I bought on the street last night.  Engrish, ftw.