Island Briefing

Greetings from the sunny island of Koh Phangan in eastern Thailand!
It's a gorgeous, bright day, and I am inside our resort's lodge writing this blog, so I'll be brief and give you the stats...

Number of times swimming in ocean: 5

" " in pool: 2

Sun protection factor of tanning oil (Tanya): 0 --used only coconut oil

Sun protection factof of tanning oil (John): 16 ---burned to a crisp anyway

Movies watched: "Fat Albert," "The Incredibles"

Fish seen snorkeling: 5

Number of European women tanning topless: 4 since yesterday

Tropical drinks consumed: 3

Banana shakes per day: 2

Number of English words I could comprehend spoken by the Thai staff: 0

Young Australians staying on island for this month's infamous "full moon party": close to 1,000

Tan shade (Tanya): deep mocha

Tan shade (John): Maine lobster