Hua Hin and onward

Halloh. When the train got underway, Clark and I retired to the dining car to drink beer. There was another farang in the car and Clark invited him to join us. Oliver was also German and a Berliner like Clark. Oliver? Clark? German names? When we arrived in Hua Hin we met another German couple, Heinreid and Anna. We all piled into the same sawngthaew (a covered pickup truck taxi) and headed to the Sirima Guesthouse. Heinreid and Anna changed to another guesthouse the next day. "Too many animals" they said. They meant bedbugs. Clark became badly bitten too. I had a great photo of the bites on his leg but it's in cyberspace along with the rest of my shots. He was moving faster than me and headed to Ko Tao. I recommended a place there, and hoped we would meet again.
I had a nice visit in Hua Hin. I played pool with miss Lao, and traded political barbs with the Swede in Chanee Bar. She has been ill and has lost weight. The Swede had been sick too. After a few days it was time for me to go. I took an afternoon train (which was an hour late) to Chumpon, which is the departure town to the islands of Ko Tao, Ko Phangan, and Ko Samui. I spent the night at Fame Guesthouse. There is a nice cafe there and travelers can hang while waiting for a boat or train. My room was 200 bt (about $6) An overnight downpour was so loud on the steel roof I had wear earplugs.
At Ko Tao I walked to the D.D. hut, and there was Clark having breakfast. We had some drinks together that night and later went on a snorkel trip around the island. He was headed to Ko Samui and I was going to Ko Phangan. Ko Phangan is world famous for its full moon parties, young people getting REALLY drunk on the beach. I found a nice guest house with easy access to the party. It was family owned and there were four small children living there. The entire family was very nice. There was a small hourglass shaped swimming pool. Two of the larger children could speak some English. By the second day, in the pool they were climbing on me and showing their prowess as swimmers. "Doahlah, watch me!"
I was a little bit old for the full moon party concept. There are many loud music venus and the kids paint themselves to glow to the many black lights mounted outside the bars. One woman had 'I love John Deere' painted on her back. From nearby Ko Samui, Clark was going to take one of the hourly speedboats and come to the party. We had made a plan when and where to meet. We had a nice visit. I got some shots of young men jumping a flaming rope in the sand. By midnight, I'd had enough. The day of the party I had signed up for a snorkel trip. I met two fun Irish lads, Ado and Donal. Donal had a tatoo on his shoulder of Jack Nickelson (sp). It was a very good likeness of the scene in The Shining when he is peeking through the chained door and says "Here Johnny".
After five days I moved up island to check out another beach. It was quite nice there too. I liked Ko Phagnan and would like to go there again.
I am in a different internet place. I loaded photos of my last trip into the computer. During my schooling, Annie had said that in a public use shop, when you log out your photos are deleted. During my fumbling around, I found a large batch of someone elses. I tried to make a blog with a photo, but I may have posted a photo only. Oh well. I'll come to this same terminal tomorrow and see if my photos are still inside the hard drive or wherever they are.
Bye for now, Ducklass