Day Four - Ko Lanta, Thailand

We woke up at about 6:30 AM. Sounds crazy, but actually an ideal time to wake up. The air is still cool and the sun isn't blazing. The complimentary breakfast at the hotel restaurant was tasty and provided us with the energy we needed to tackle the day. And by "tackle the day" I mean go from lounging spot to lounging spot. We generally preferred the shady spots that were close to the beach (or our own front porch, also on the beach).



For whatever reason, all the other resort patrons (who are almost exclusively Swedish) much prefer the poolside (although, not to be outdone, the front desk provides tour information in Danish, Norwegian, and Finnish as well. As it turns out, we are only the 5th set of Americans to visit this year.) We don't get it. You could be lounging on the mats by the bay as the waves of paradise lap at your feet, but you want to sit by a pool? To each his own, I suppose.



The staff here is very friendly and every conversation begins the same way:
"Where you from?"
"America."
"Ah! America! Obama!"
(It's nice to have a positive image for the rest of the world)

Almost the entire day was spent lounging and reading. I think because of this we will finally shed our jet lag.



After dinner watching a beautiful sunset we retired to bed so we could get up early again and enjoy the cool morning air.