Warning: this journal entry is a cut out from an e-mail I sent to ashley, therefore it contains swearing.
Good news, I am feeling better but I have such a fucking bad sun burn. I decided to have a chill day in Ko Pangan and it ended in me having one hell of a raging burn. In the place that we were staying the bay went out for almost a mile and it was only waist deep. So jordan Haley and I walked out there playing frisbee along the way. After that I laid on the beach for like 20 minutes and then went into the shade. I knew that I needed to take it slow at first and then build up to it. Jordan and Haley were out in it for like 30 more minutes than me. Turns out they are burned too but I am worse. A thai massage lady told me that she could fry a chicken on my skin today! Ko Panagan was interesting. We rented scooters straight away and explored the entire island. We went to a couple waterfalls but they were like crappier, more touristy versions of those in Australia that we went to and the road was hoooooribley steep and was only sand. Haley and jordan were doubled up on an automatic scooter. On the way there was some really steep hills, so steep that the scooter would barely even make it. We saw a million signs on Ko Pangan that said "half moon party" so we decided to check it out. The book said is was supposed to be a giant party or rave. We got there early at about 7 and it didn't start till 9. It was so f'ing wierd. There was a huge sound system blasting techno music really loudly with all kinds of black lights and trippy posters and shit, all built out it the middle of the jungle. We cruzed around and came back at 10 to see all the weirdos but they tried to charge us 300 baht each to get in. We just said screw it and went home to bed.
THis morning we took the early boat over to Ko Samui. We rented scooters and went to the immigration office. They gave us a 7 day extension, but it cost 2000 baht. I just don't think we will have the time or money to travel anywhere outside of Thailand to get a new re-up, so we just took care of it now. After that we headed out into the middle of the jungle to this creepy weird little zoo thing. They had a million decrepid snake terreriums and crazy animals. It was all run down and the animals were in bad shape. But of coarse we they wouldn't let you see inside untill you paid. They had many king cobras, pythons and a couple crocodiles. After we walked through (actually our tour guides were a couple little girls, one who was about 5, that could only say "hello" everytime we reached a new exhibit, and the other was like 13 she showed us around then asked for some money--straight little hustlers, I gave her an american dollar) after this there was a guy who did a snake show. It was in a dilapidated arena with rows of bench seats. we walked in and it was empty. It looked like no one had been there in years. a few minutes later a guy walked in smoking a cigarette and said, "after I finish, we start" then he pointed to his smoke. So, with an audience of 3 he proceded to put scorpions on his face (like 10 of them) a centapede in his mouth and kiss 3 or 4 Cobras. It was really intence. He was a nice guy though and he showed us his many Cobra wounds. One of them was on his thigh, kinda by his balls. He said he got that one when attempting to put a snake down his pants at a previous show about 1 year ago..it was some crazy shit. But all in all it was very interesting and fun. The place was also supposed to have old school cock fighting, but they told us that they had to scrap it a couple years ago when the avian flew hit...funny stuff eh.
Other than that stuff we have just been flying around on underpowered scooters. The great thing about Thailand is that all of those things you might have wanted to do in the states...say...pass on the left, go really really tooo fast, weave in and out of traffic, cut people off, honk, put four people on one scooter with no helmets, put a whole family on one scooter with no helmets (mom, kid, dad, kid, Dog in basket on front), drive backwards down the wrong lane while people pass you on both side, do wheelies, ride on top of fully loaded trucks fully loaded with coconut....the list is basically endless and fun. But of coarse we have been sticking to the basic United States traffic laws and been ignoring all of that madness. Although I did almost hit a waterbuffalo today, but that was because it was in the road.
Anyways, much love from Nick in Thailand
P.S- to various parents (We are being safe) I promise
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