My own bungalow

I checked out of my cute bungalow resort, Lime N Soda, yesterday and finally got moved into my new monthly bungalow rental. I am pretty pleased with it and although it is close to a main road, it is not bothering me and I enjoy watching cars, scooters and people go by. The landlord also runs a restaurant right across the street and I can see what is going on over there too. This way I don't feel so isolated! I've got great wifi, a small living room area with a TV and loads of channels, and a small kitchen. There is no a/c which I will be okay without it, but to get air flow, you have to open all the windows which give you no protection to the mosquito's or for theft. The owner assures me in 10-years the only thefts he has had was with two different guys who had prostitutes in their bungalows and they decided not to pay them. The ladies came back and stole their computers. I guess I am still bothered by my robbery in Guatemala as I am much more sensitive to security issues now. Gawd,I use to be so trusting!

I shopped for groceries and it is very expensive here. I think it might be cheaper for me to eat at the food court daily. For $26 USD, I bought 6-eggs, 2-bananas, 3-tomatoes, 2-sm apples, 2-yogurts, crackers, 2-beers, sugar, tea, cheese, a small bag of Lays, a Snickers bar, little tube of local toothpaste, 2-cans V-8 juice, a mosquito coil, and 2-liters of bottled water. I guess anywhere in the world with rising food cost, $26 dollars doesn't buy much! The owner just had someone bring over a 5-gallon jug of water but I need some sort of stand and attachment to use it.

I took off on the bike to Haad Rin. This is the famous area for the Full Moon parties. I got scared after a few very steep hills and 15% grades and turned around. I couldn't get the bike to slow down enough going down hill! I don't trust these old brakes! The bike is an automatic so I couldn't put it in a lower gear. I had just read an article on the Koh Phangan "tattoo". These are permanent scars left on tourists who have had scooter accidents. Also after I read the article I took off on my scooter and got blocked on the road by a roll over accident. A French guy rolled his jeep while going to fast and an approaching car came on a narrow bridge. He was shaken, but not hurt! A rain shower came out of nowhere while I was on the scooter and I got drenched and was actually chilly for a few minutes!

It's hard to sight see while driving, but I swear I have seen a couple of dogs riding scooters and even a monkey! A dog on the street was chasing the scooter so I noticed it was because of the monkey passenger! I haven't seen any other monkeys on the island. Did I mention I saw a snake in the yoga hall in Goa? I hate snakes!!!!!! I was going into the last relaxation,(Shavastana, the corpse pose) and looked on the ceiling. Sure enough, in the rafters was a medium sized tree snake. Luckily, there was netting between us if that is any comfort. I also saw one dead sea snake on the beach in Goa, and next to him was a live one. I think sea snakes are extremely poisionous! Why do I have such a fear of snakes?

So now that I finally have good wifi where I am living, I can right more. I am now a "senior" reviewer on Tripadvisor! After so many years of me personally being reviewed for my spa and massage, it's been fun to write reviews on my experiences of traveling!