Before I start with photos of Island Life I wish to expand on my final dives. I forgot to mention a very important piece of equipment that I grew to love and also provided many giggles for guests and fellow divers alike.
MY SOCKS!! On my first dive since I was wearing closed heel fins, my instructor suggested I wear a pair of socks to prevent chaffing on my ankles. The first pair I grabbed just happened to be Christmas socks, and I ended up wearing them through over 50 dives. They served me well.
Island Life Pics
Here are some photos of day to day life on Koh Phangan Island. They are in no particular order, hope you enjoy a glimpse of what it was like.
Thai Fishing Boat in Chaloklum Bay
Full Moon as Seen From my Hammock
Creative Coconut Palm
Sunset Near my Bungalow
Boat near Thong Sala Beach
Local fishing at Chaloklum Beach
Crab!
My breakfast spot on non diving days
Lotus Dive Center Kitties
Island Life is Tough!!!
Our little kitties almost all grown up!
Lotus Dive Center
I nicknamed this local stray, Hyena Dog, due to his scraggly looks and general mannerisms. He was known to be quite the contortionist when wanting to get into something, he was a constant threat when driving as he refused to give way…and yet I kind of admired his spirit.
You can understand my fear of falling coconuts!!
One of the roads after heavy rain
Sunset over Koh Mah beach from viewpoint
Keeping a look out
I discovered too late the amazing Icecream place near the main town of Thong Sala. All icecream is made from natural ingredients and it tastes divine!! There were so many choices you don’t know where to begin.
Phaeng Noi Waterfall
Roots
Elephant feed delivery
On the way to the gas station just out of town I had to pass the Phangan Safari and see the elephants every day. A highlight every time.
Great spot to learn archery and have a beer…
The owners and cooks of my favorite dinner spot
Good friends who came to say farewell, will miss them and can’t wait to see them again.
Panorama from the pier
And Finally my favorite kitty from the dive shop, Momma Cat!
A Big Thank You
A big thank you to everyone I met on the island, to my Instructor Ricardo, to the staff at the dive shop, John, Marc, Gem, Andy, to their better halves, Thong, Linda and Steffi. To Monique and Neil and the rest of the Sail Rock crew, great fun was had by all.
See you all again in January 2014!!!
Barb
March 12, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Enjoyed all the photos except for the elephant one. Due to volunteering with rescued & often abused elephants, I am totally against riding them or using them to entertain people in any way.
trailingtrekker
March 17, 2013 at 4:53 am
Yeah I agree with that, there were a few places where the elephants did not look very well looked after. But it was still a beautiful sight to see them (better if they were free and wild of course) and at least these seemed well taken care of.