Eric and I have been working hard at the farm almost everyday so the other day we took a day off to do some sightseeing around the area where we are living. We decided to go to a small island called Ko Sichang for a day trip and had a great time! Ko Sichang is about a 30 minute ferry ride from the town of Sriracha, the major town near the farm. We hopped on a motorbike taxi to the ferry docks and arrived just in time to catch the morning ferry. The ferry ride was quick, but still lots of fun. Off the coast of Sriracha is where many large freighter boats anchor, so it was fun to move around these large boats and try to imagine the lifestyle of one of the men who work on the boats. We arrived around 10:30 am to Ko Sichang and we were immediately hounded by touts trying to sell us tuk-tuk tours and motorbikes. We decided to pass up the touts and take a short walk around the island. We quickly found that Ko Sichang is a tiny island. The buildings are all painted in vibrant blues, yellows, and greens. We decided that we should rent a motorbike for the day, so we found a small tour agency and picked out a motorbike for 300 Baht. We spent the rest of the day cruising our motorbike around the small island, looking for hidden beaches, eating Thai papaya salad, drinking young Thai coconuts, swimming in the ocean, and laying on the beach. Ko Sichang is not really on the "farang" tourist circuit. ("Farang" is the Thai word for Westerner or white person.) Ko Sichang is the place where people from Bangkok go on the weekend to escape the urban sprawl and pollution.
Pictures: Top: Eric relaxing on the beach. Bottom: Me, enjoying one of my favorite Thai foods, papaya salad, and a cold young Thai coconut.
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