Bangkok --> Ko Tao

We traveled from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Bangkok on July 12. It was a mostly dull and not unpleasant journey, despite the heinous reputation of the road from Siem Reap to the Thai border ("boulevard of broken backsides"). However we did get one flat tire enroute:



We spent a couple of days seeing some of the the sights we had missed on our first stop in Bangkok, including one culturally sensitive hamburger clown:



On the night of the 14th, we took an overnight bus and an early ferry to reach the island of Ko Tao, one of Thailand's premier dive centers. The east side of the Malay Peninsula is sheltered from the southwest monsoon, making for relatively good weather this time of year. We've spent the last two days diving on the reefs near the island





sitting on the beach,



eating the day's fresh catch,



and watching sunsets from waterfront restaurants.







The diving visibility isn't perfect, but the water is WARM and the coral is beautiful. We will try to post some pics if we take our camera diving or snorkeling at some point.