Beach Bumming in the Koh Somethings.

During our tenure in Koh Lipe, we snorkeled with Jellyfish, went to a small monkey island, got sunburned a little, ate at least a dozen banana pancakes with peanut butter (more like a crepe than a pancake), drank fifty or so fresh pineapple shakes, marveled at the moon, and went in and out of the ocean ten times a day.
Koh Lipe was Paradise, but you have to leave sometime. So after five (or was it six) days we decided to move on.  We made good friends with the staff where we stayed. We learned their names (which is more than anyone else passing through had done). They made it easy on us:  The waitress was great and she was the only one who could speak a little English. Her Name Pom (pronounced Bomb, i.e. she was da bomb). The bus boy's name was, boy. I felt a little guilty always calling to him as I lounged in a chair half buried in the sand. "Boy!, another pineapple shake." The owner's name was "Own". I swear I am not making this stuff up. Last but not least, the bartender was Sok.
They liked us enough to make us a special dinner on our last night. They boiled a live lobster and surprised us with it. It was good and we were sad to leave.  But we are on a serious vacation and we have other things to see, so we traveled to Koh Muk.
Koh Muk is a little bigger then Koh Lipe, but where we are staying there is not a lot of people. Yet another island with no cars and we couldn't be happier.  The sand here is more of a salt and pepper blend, not as soft as the flour on Koh Lipe, but still good to stick your toes in. The rent here is a bit steep because we are is a resort ($40 per night), but it is cleaner than the last place and it is still less then 100 steps to the ocean. We went SCUBA diving yesterday off one of the nearby islands (Koh Kraden).  The dive was relatively shallow (no more than 35 feet) and we were able to stay under water for a full hour. We saw very many deadly Scorpion Fish and Lion Fish.  The best was all the Honeycomb Eels. We also noted some need sea slugs, tons of coral and nemo clown fish, angel fish that were huge, and many other colorful things.  Tomorrow we are going to go on another dive in hopes of spotting some big ocean fish, Manta Rays, Whale sharks, groupers and Tuna.
Our blogging motivation and content has slowed down considerable now that we have found the beaches. We don't necessarily do a lot but sit in the sand and sip on coconuts. Also we are going through a lot of books. One of the next blogs will be comprised of our reading lists.  The most frustrating thing about Koh Mok is the book section.  They have roughly 100 used books on a shelf, and only one of them is in English. It is a children's book and after I finish the last book we have (which I am currently reading), I will read it and tell you how it is. 

We have a little over two weeks and have mixed feelings about coming home. This adventure is sure something special.
We miss everyone and wish you could all be here to sit on the beach and sip on blended fruit and ice. It is the greatest.