koy noi is the smallest of the islands off of phuket, thailand.
not developed other than the few small bungalow tourist resorts.
we are staying at the Holiday resort. where we have a wood/straw bungalow with two twin beds, air conditioning and a porch that over looks the sea of thailand.
we woke up at 445am this morning. fell back asleep. got up at 730am. and hurried to the pier to catch the boat to krabi. we rented a moped. for two days. this way we dont need to pay for taxis that are hard to come upon. we took the moped on the long boat with us so we had transport in krabi..
little did we know that the dock we were being dropped at in krabi was so far from krabi city that we rode in cool wind on our moped for an hr and half before realizing/me allowing lindsey to attempt to ask for directions. we then turned around and headed back to the pier....
here is what we saw as we drove through the countryside of krabi.
lush green rubber trees, rainforests filled with enchanting creatures and mythical beings...ok i just made that up..but that's what i imagined in them. i fantasized while driving off allthe mythical things that live in the trees. red/orange limestone cliffs. brown/gray wooden houses on stilts. beautiful weathered men hanging on hamocks underneath their houses. stray cats and dogs hungry and lonely. children. the most beautiful dirty children i have ever seen. we saw lots of smiles for these people rarely see white people. the children would run out of there "tree houses" i mean...houses and scream "HI HI HI".
we rented kayaks and rowed 500 feet before i not suprisingly got tired and layed down. haha. we floated. the man who rented the kayak asked us.."where you come from"
we answered "chicago" he said "mmmm. big city. you lucky" i responded "yes. very lucky". then he said, "study?" i said "yes" he said "mmmm. you lucky." and i repeated "yes. very lucky" and it hit me...like it should be hitting me every second i'm here and it's not....we are insanely lucky. then i started thinking about what luck means. what does he mean by telling me i'm lucky. lucky implies that we were chosen somehow to have what we have and people who dont have it are unlucky. i guess i never thought about it like that. i have always thought about it as fortunate. that my parents worked their butts off to have what we have....but we are priviledged enough to even have the oppurtunity to have been able to work to get what we have.
now...we will ride our moped more and enjoy feelign full from an amazing meal we just ate.
oh. and i'm ditching all my pants that i brought and only wearing these thai wrap pants that are light and dry quickly. i have been loosing things as i go. loosing...meaning i am donating them to thai people.
thats all for now.
love.
