Another day in paradise

hey :) Last night, we went to a great beach bar and partied on the beach. We met some guys from Sweden and we talked about hockey (I asked if they heard of Daniel Alfredsson, the captain of the Ottawa Senators). We had some great hockey talk, and I couldn't help but laugh at how the name sounds in Swedish (it's more like "donyel olfredsun"). My mom just gave me an update that Ottawa won against Alfie's old swedish team, so i am pretty happy about that! Today I lounged around on the beach beside our beachside bungalow (it doesn't get any better than that) and safely worked on my tan, while admiring the incredible view in front of me. The beach sand is white, the water is turquoise and so clear you can see everything to the bottom, and we are surrounded by huge cliffs. Later this afternoon, Jason and I rented a kayak and went around. Even at a considerable distance out in the water, you can still see the coral and fish at the bottom. At one point, we even saw a jellyfish, with a body at least a foot in diameter. We visited a nearby beach which we had to ourselves. The sand felt like hard flour under our feet, we had jungle-like vegetation and caves in the back, and turquoise water for as far as you can see, with huge cliffs jutting out of the water in some spots. We stayed out to watch the sunset. Although it was a little cloudy, the sky lit up in beautiful shades of pink and purple. Oh yeah, and pictures. it takes a long time, but here are photos from my trip to Vancouver, where I spent the weekend before leaving on this magical journey (http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/mbeimers/) and Singapore (http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/mbeimers/Singapore/, mostly of the botanic gardens and our trip to Sentosa Island south of the city). More to follow from KL and Thailand soon! I think we may go on a camping trip to Maya Bay (http://www.phuket-tourism.com/cover/images/p1.jpg) tomorrow night, and camp on the beach, so we'll see how that goes! Maya Bay is where "The Beach" was filmed. So yeah, life is pretty tough right now :)