Koh Tao: the Sunset Edition

As described previously, Koh Tao is a beautiful island which is home to many party bars and LOTS of dive and snorkel shops. The fun part is that it also draws in some families and some not so over the top partiers, so it isn't as much like an episode of Saturday Night Live's "drunk girl" as you might think. Although there is plenty of that too (not the girl pictured below, of course).

During the six days that we stayed there, we found a few excellent Thai food places and some simply outstanding beaches. Some of the restaurants sit right on the beach. Every evening the crew digs up some places in the sand to place citronella candles and bamboo poles for torches. Then they put out mats or tables within a meter or two of the water. High tide is about 11pm-ish, so you have to be done with dinner before the water starts to wash up under your table. Did I mention that the seafood was fresh?

We missed only one sunset while we were in Koh Tao. The move from the hammock to the beach was hard after a morning of diving but well worth it.