The music pumping from the speakers set up on the beach is slowly drawing the crowd out, now that the fire-dancing show has ended. The fireworks that have been going off sporadically over our heads in the night sky are complimented by the occasional roman candle – a dark muscled man with no shirt points his out over the ocean, and a slow stream of sparks shoots out the end, each one flaring before going out.
“Look, he looks like Harry Potter!” I giggle.
“Wow,” says Jack, smiling. “You’re drunk!”
He’s maybe half-right. Maybe just one more bucket of Malibu & pineapple juice before we head out to the dance floor…
Dancing on Lonely Beach
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Ko Chang, Thailand: We spent Dec 27th – January 4th on the idyllic island of Ko Chang, which many people have told us is one of the nicest islands in Thailand. For for big resorts and all the conveniences of home, White Sand Beach is the most developed; for laid-back backpacker-style resorts of bamboo huts on the beach, Lonely Beach was the place to go. We also took motor scooters around the island to remote Long Beach for some swimming and snorkeling with almost no one else around; there is only one guesthouse, and power only runs in the evenings from 6pm to 11pm.
can you tell me the name of the “nice laid back huts on the beach”
am heading there soon
thanks
There are lots of options at Lonely Beach: we stayed at the Jackfruit bungalows (not right on the beach, VERY hard beds, but cheap!) and Siam Huts (basic huts right on the beach, was sometimes very loud on nights there were parties but great otherwise). Ones we liked the look of: Sunflower Huts and Sunset Huts. There are signs for each of these along the main road. Note that it is hard to reserve ahead at many of these ‘hut’-type places; it’s best to just show up, as most don’t take reservations. Hope this helps, enjoy the holiday!
Hi Polly
I am reading your stories and what can I say …you are having the best time ever while we were going here through a very cold and ugly winter in Toronto. Lucky You!!
I spoke to Opal on face book we’ll try to meet next week downtown. when are you back in Canada?
How about your boy friend Is he comming to spend more time with you?