White sand and blue water

So this past week I was on holiday from school. Thank you Buddha for having a birthday. I decided to go to Ko Chang, an island on the eastern side in the Gulf of Thailand. I flew from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, slept in the airport, and after a lot of wandering and questioning I found the bus to take me to the pier that would carry me over to the island to get a taxi to then go to the TreeHouse, on Lonely Beach. None of my friends were interested on coming along, so I went on a lone adventure. The trip there was long an tiring. Once I got to my destination, I found a place to stay. The guy running the place was very rude and not very nice to converse with. But i chose to stay there anyway, it was about $2.50 a night. I had my own bungalow near the ocean, with a mini porch and a hammock. Sounds nice right? Not really. Very, very budget. The huts were made of sticks and the beds were moldy and there were no locks on the doors. We had shared bathrooms, that were squaters. The showers were buckets. I liked it though. But because of the situation there was little airflow, and it was quite hot to sleep in. I stayed in this hut for 2 nights. I moved to a place behind it that had its own bathroom, a fan and locks for $6 a night. This place was also moldy and very dirty. That is Thailand budget accommodation. If I really cared, I could have spent $30 a night on a super nice place. I know it sounds like I didn't like it, but is really wasn't bad. I enjoyed the hut more than the moldy room. The first day in Ko Chang, I took it easy. Ate some food and wandered around. The second, I made friends from Canada and Amsterdam, went to the beach and wandered again. I also laid in my hammock and read. The third day I just went to the beach. It was great. The sun attacked me again, but now I am nice and tan. The fourth day I took it upon myself to wander around the western side of the island. I first went to a fishing village, than to a beach where I walked like 5 miles and waded thru waist deep water, then to a couple of towns, and back to Lonely Beach. It was a good day. Sunday was down pouring. I left at 8 am to head north with the Canada friend. The taxi ride was in the back of a truck, without side panels. Very, very wet. Anyway about 10 hours later I was in Bangkok. I went into the city with Canada friend and we shopped. I bought lots of gifts...We wandered for a long time, I slept for about 2 hrs before catching a bus to the airport to come back to Chiang Mai. Now I am here. I am typing on my computer, but everything was erased. My external hard drive isn't working. And I cant seem to get connected to apple support. Fun times. Anyway, check the link Ill post later for more details and photos from my trip.