Hart woke up at 6am and went to play basketball. I slept til 9am. After Hart came back, we had breakfast and checked out.
Then we went back to the house. Mom and Han were there. Dad was on campus working. I got to see the new puppies, very cute! Hart, Mom, and I left on our road trip. Han stayed at home to over see the workers.
On the high way, some guy tail gated us and started honking. I guessed he wanted us to go faster. But instead of passing us on the fast lane, he had to be a jerk.
Another point on the highway, Hart noticed that the car's heat sensor was high. So we stopped at a gas station. After a few minutes the car was back to normal. And we didn't see anything wrong.
We got back on the road, but instead of taking the highway, we drove on the road under it. This allowed us to stay under the shade most of the way, and the speed limit was a bit slower. We wanted to make sure the car wouldn't over heat. And it was fine the rest of the way.
When we got to Sriracha, we saw a sign for Sriracha Tiger Zoo. We made a stop and went to check it out. We got to see a tiger show, a crocodile show, and some other animals. There was one place where they had piglets and tiger cubs feeding from the same mama pig.
Around 1pm we decided to go get lunch. While we were driving around searching for a seafood place we saw a sign for Koh Sichang. Apparently it's supposed to be pretty nice, since both Mom and Hart had heard of it. So we changed the plan and went there instead of Koh Larn.
We had lunch at this small restaurant on the pier. Then we parked the car and took a boat ride over to Koh Sichang.
When we got there, we got on a 3-wheeled taxi and drove around looking for a place to stay. The first place the driver took us too was pretty nice. It was overlooking a cliff. There was a nice area to see the ocean. But we wented to check out other places too.
The second and third places weren't that great. The fourth place was the only hotel next to the only beach on the island. It wasn't too bad. So we stayed here for the night.
After checking in, Mom went to sleep early. Hart and I went down to the diner and got some drinks and somne snacks. We chatted for a bit, then head back up and went to sleep. At 8pm...
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Today Mom and I went out into Bangkok. We went on different types of transportations such as buses, trucks, taxi, and the BTS (elevated train).
Next we went to get lunch at this restaurant outside a big shopping plaza. It was a small "hole in the wall" but very busy. (There are a lot of small "hole in the wall" types of shops in Bangkok. Almost every house turned their first floor into some kind of shop.) We had duck noodles there. Since it was busy, we shared a table with other people. When someone finished, they left and new customers would take the spot.
In the evening, after Han came back from work, we went to get some paint and ordered some tiles at the Ceramic Center for the renovation at the house. The store was huge, kind of like a shopping mall in itself.
The taxi driver took us to a few places on the island for sight seeing before heading back to the dock. Then we went back to the main land. On the way back to Bangkok, we stopped to get some snacks/souvenirs. It's Thai custom to also bring back souvenirs (like candy, toys, etc, doesn't have to be much) for your family and friends whenever you go on a trip.
We all woke up around 5am (hahaha). We got cleaned up and got ready. By sunrise, we went out to the beach and had some breakfast: fried eggs, bacons, and chocolate milk.
Hart and I continued to take more pictures. The scenery here was very pretty. There were cliffs and rocks to the sides, the mountains to the back, and the beach in the middle. The water was clear with a hint of green.
We rented two huts: one for Mom and another for Hart and me. This place was what I would imagine a tropical report to be. Everything was made out of bamboo or some kind of wood. There were boardwalks over looking the rocky cliffs. Sunbathing place over looking the water. A (heated?) pool in the middle of the resort. Each hut had a balcony in the front, with a walkway all the way around. Inside, there's one bed, a few windows, a sink room, and bathroom. There was also a fan, a mosquito net, and some outlets. But no AC or hot water.
After we checked in, Hart and I jumped off the cliffs and went swimming. Initially the water was very calm. We swam around and hung out in the water. All the sudden we noticed the water was splashing against the rocks and the waves getting bigger. There were dark clouds above us and a storm was coming. We got worried and got out of the water.
