to china

its been a fantastic few days. we stayed at ko chang's porn bungalow (where i was on teh net last) for about 3 nights. it was quite relaxed and we walked along the coast for meals, swims and adventure. we read a lot. i think ellas read 3 books. one day we went inland to a waterfall which was beautiful. we sat on the rock ledge eating fruit and reading in the shade, occassionally going for a swim, but nothing too tiring. 3 days ago we headed to the other side of the island to the remote 'treehouse II'/ its a huge eating area set right on the waters edge (at high tide) on its own beach and tiny bungalows. there was a real hippie commune atmosphere, and we did.. nothing. really we read, and slept, and talked with fellow travellers, ate a lot and went exploring. the highlight was probably last night when we went for a sunset swim. the red sun dipping out across the clear warm waters. very nice - and fish for dinner!today we spent entirely in transit, from the half hour taxi to the boat, the 40 minute boat, the wait for the bus, the 7 hour bus, the broken down bus, but finally in our hostel at about 6pm. now we wait for jesse. we will hopefully rendevous at the lava bar in khao san, but first, ella and i will have one last dinner as just the two of us before the zanker arrives. will be great to see him! thanks for the messages!

now, off to china.