Koh Lipe

Well there is Internet on Koh Lipe, but no ATM, which is a shame, cause neither Josh nor i took out enough money to stay the amount of time we would like to. We are both very happy with our decision to come to this island. It was a bit of a sketchy ride over here. We took a speed boat with three engines. We were meant to leave at nine in the morning, but the boats fuel tank was leaking gas so they had to first swap it out. We took off an hour later with the fresh smell of petrol in the air. I think the boat driver was a bit high, because he never trimmed the boat, so the whole 45 minute ride we were listing hard to the port. At first it was fun as we flew into the waves, fun until the time when we all thought we were going to flip. We went from laughing and smiling to straight faced and ready to be there. Once on the island we got our passports stamped and we checked into the nearest bungalow and off to the beach we went. While waiting for the boat to be repaired in Langkawi we started chatting up a couple of nice Swedish Gals. Teres and Ida have now become our Koh Lipe travel companions. They are both very nice and it is way more fun to sit on the beach with two pretty girls than just Josh and i.
Koh Lipe is a very laid back island, there are a lot of tourists but they all seem to be here for the same reason, to sun themselves and to get their relax on. I didn't meet any Americans in Malaysia, i know of at least four couples here. One place was showing a bit of the Inauguration, and all of us Americans were watching. Finally!!! get that guy out of here and let the Obamanation begin. I don't have much to write about what we have been doing, a lot of sitting in the sand and swimming in the ocean. The water here is crystal blue with nice corals right out from the beach. I have been using my mask and snorkel a lot, thanks Mom and Enza. We have booked a snorkel trip for tomorrow. I here the diving is good around here, but i would rather stay a few more days then go on a dive, and we can't afford to do both. We had planned to Island hop our way up to Phuket and then fly back to KL on the 28th, but i think we will instead stay here till the 27 and boat back to Langkawi and fly back to KL for $30 instead. Plans change so who knows.