I'm goin' back to Cali Samui

Christmas Carol and I took the boat back to Samui yesterday, and I was extremely glad that lunch time wasn't too close to launch time, cuz it was a damn rough crossing. So many people were sick, and I narrowly avoided being one of 'em. Luckily, they were playing Spiderman 2, which took my mind off the bobbing boat. At one point, however, I was sweating profusely and very near worshipping the porcelain god.

Got back to Samui and got a room once again at Resortel. But this morning at breakfast, Christmas Carol and I decided that we wanted to be pampered. We wanted nicer quality accommodation, a place where we felt like we belonged. So we rented a scooter and off we went, in search of our luxury digs.

Luckily, it didn't take long to find the perfect place. We found a great place (at a great price, too) and it didn't take more than about 10 seconds to agree that this was it. We checked in and started really feeling like we could enjoy the rest of our holiday in pampered mode. One problem existed, however: we left Lucky on Koh Tao yesterday and weren't sure when we'd meet up with him.

Lucky's plan was to spend at least one more night on Koh Tao and then meet us at some point. It might not have been until we're scheduled to fly out on the 25th, or it could have been any time in between. As it turns out, we had told Lucky to meet us at Resortel. Of course, we had checked out of Resortel and hadn't yet left him the message of our onward digs.

And, as luck would have it, he returned to Samui this morning and went to Resortel to find us. To make a long and frustrating few hours short, we ended up finding him wandering the street late in the afternoon. We all rejoiced at our reunion, and he's joined us at our new digs.

I write this in a gay bar called The Amsterdam in the middle of Samui. We've had a wonderful dinner, we're enjoying a few quality drinks, and I'm taking advantage of the free internet.

At least I'm taking advantage of something. Greetings from Samui on Saturday night!!

And if Paula is reading this...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAULA!!