One hundred Baht a night can make a difference here and means a quantum leap forward in amenities. After experiencing some problems with reloading my mobile sim card I finally found a nice place called OK2 Bungalow right above Shark Bay or Ao Thian. Stone made huts with a great view over the bay and shark island in the distance. No Fritz here, there are no holes for him to get in, but I already found some Fritzchen, his little pals. All in all nice to have some more amenities after my first very basic hut experience. They have a nice restaurant too with pretty original cuisine. Although people say you have problems with the food in the first days I must say I never felt healthier and balanced before. Also my mosquito net has its first mission here. The trip here was a new experience too. Trekked back to Mae Hat on the
jungle path with all my luggage and then took a Taxi to Shark Bay. Now
taking a taxi here means nothing else than sitting on the back of a
pickup truck. No more comments on this, my Mom is reading this too, just look at the picture...
People say sometimes in the mornings you can see the sharks hunting in the bay from your balcony. During the day there are to much snorkeling boats disturbing them. I've been snorkeling several times since I'm here, but haven't seen one so far :-(. The only thing I can say is that if someone has doubt that god has created a masterpiece with our planet earth, come here and snorkel. It is unbelievable which beauty and liveliness you can see under water. I'm really impressed and shocked at the same time how many corals are already destroyed and the exploitation through extensive tourism still goes on. I just hope, that preservation programs will help. I would wish to show pictures, but the underwater camera exceeded my budget.
Today I started being one of those low budget travelers since this trip I normally critized for using other facilities. Because of the fact that my place doesn't have a beach, I climbed over the rocks along the coast to the great main beach, mainly used by a luxury resort I might come back to for a "real beach vacation" some time, because its very nice :-). So my behaviour isn't that bad I guess...I also was so overwhelmed from the smell of the beach bar I even had a club
sandwich with french fries (my most expensive meal so far) in that
luxurious resort, so they made money with me. I think after a week it is okay to have an exemption
meal, eating something familiar from home, I loved it :-). From the beach I made a nice picture of my place, the huts just hanging on the mountain over the cliffs. Just relaxed before going back for snorkeling in the afternoon. I think I will attend the same program tomorrow.
Saturday I'm leaving for the mainland. It won't be my last time to the wonderful beaches during these two months, so I'm not very sad. More excited to explore the mainland and the north of Thailand.
My ferry and bus to Hua Hin are already booked, just need a place to stay. Want to try to do a day trip into Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park from Hua Hin, so will be there for two nights beginning Saturday. Still stick to my rule not getting my mind distracted by reading a book. With all the organizing I anyways don't know how I could fill in book reading if I want to have some free time. Hard life :-)
One hundred Baht a night can make a difference here and means a quantum leap forward in amenities. After experiencing some problems with reloading my mobile sim card I finally found a nice place called OK2 Bungalow right above Shark Bay or Ao Thian. Stone made huts with a great view over the bay and shark island in the distance. No Fritz here, there are no holes for him to get in, but I already found some Fritzchen, his little pals. All in all nice to have some more amenities after my first very basic hut experience. They have a nice restaurant too with pretty original cuisine. Although people say you have problems with the food in the first days I must say I never felt healthier and balanced before. Also my mosquito net has its first mission here. The trip here was a new experience too. Trekked back to Mae Hat on the
jungle path with all my luggage and then took a Taxi to Shark Bay. Now
taking a taxi here means nothing else than sitting on the back of a
pickup truck. No more comments on this, my Mom is reading this too, just look at the picture...
People say sometimes in the mornings you can see the sharks hunting in the bay from your balcony. During the day there are to much snorkeling boats disturbing them. I've been snorkeling several times since I'm here, but haven't seen one so far :-(. The only thing I can say is that if someone has doubt that god has created a masterpiece with our planet earth, come here and snorkel. It is unbelievable which beauty and liveliness you can see under water. I'm really impressed and shocked at the same time how many corals are already destroyed and the exploitation through extensive tourism still goes on. I just hope, that preservation programs will help. I would wish to show pictures, but the underwater camera exceeded my budget.
Today I started being one of those low budget travelers since this trip I normally critized for using other facilities. Because of the fact that my place doesn't have a beach, I climbed over the rocks along the coast to the great main beach, mainly used by a luxury resort I might come back to for a "real beach vacation" some time, because its very nice :-). So my behaviour isn't that bad I guess...I also was so overwhelmed from the smell of the beach bar I even had a club
sandwich with french fries (my most expensive meal so far) in that
luxurious resort, so they made money with me. I think after a week it is okay to have an exemption
meal, eating something familiar from home, I loved it :-). From the beach I made a nice picture of my place, the huts just hanging on the mountain over the cliffs. Just relaxed before going back for snorkeling in the afternoon. I think I will attend the same program tomorrow. 
Saturday I'm leaving for the mainland. It won't be my last time to the wonderful beaches during these two months, so I'm not very sad. More excited to explore the mainland and the north of Thailand. My ferry and bus to Hua Hin are already booked, just need a place to stay. Want to try to do a day trip into Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park from Hua Hin, so will be there for two nights beginning Saturday. Still stick to my rule not getting my mind distracted by reading a book. With all the organizing I anyways don't know how I could fill in book reading if I want to have some free time. Hard life :-)