For those who don't know, we're on Koh Samui at the moment... it's an island in the Gulf of Siam - I assume :o

Wind isn't up to much - it's the off-season... but the relaxation is top-notch!

I gotta give a shout-out to my man Buzzinasia for hooking us up with his villa - it's #@%$#!ING AWESOME!!!
https://sites.google.com/site/spavillas/

OMG it's SO nice! Little fenced in compound, nice and private and peaceful.
Feeling hot? Rip yer clothes off and jump in the pool - nobody can see your bobbing white buttocks!
Big ol' comfy bed - no more wife pushing me off the side!
Cooking facilities, fridge and water cooling - cheap living on local food!
WiFi and LAN unlimited access!
Close to healthy spa (you should see the missus trying to do yoga big LOLs) and assorted yummy restaurants.
Even a carpark... all in a secure area!

We even got an army of geckos to eat bugs and a one-legged cricket I keep having to rescue from the pool

If you get the chance - you gotta try this!

Sounds like paradise , nice!

What a paradise! Highly jealous! (how much off you getting on your tab, for spammin' us like that?hahaha)

hmm i'm staying in a tent on Tiree in a couple of weeks...

Kami are you going to Hua Hin?

looks like paradise to me! Have fun!

That looks sweeet!

No spam! I just wanted to share my joy

From today though, we're off to slum it in a regular hotel but hopefully we can spend our last 2 or 3 nights here too.

Not going to Hua Hin... on the island the whole time. Doing as little as possible

Moved into a cheaper hotel - $25 a night - but it's the opposite side of the island from the spots Buzz showed me.

Yesterday, the wind was blowing good and I was about to load up the car and head off when I thought that I should have a look at the beach the hotel is connected too.

Well whaddya know, best bloody beach I've seen and it's cross-on! ni-iiice!

An awesome session last night, at a new location... knee-deep water (yikes!) but butter-flat and thermal driven wind that is super-clean.

All good things must come to an end... we spent our last 2 nights back in the villa (luxury!) and am packing now.

The score...

Epic sessions - 2
Gravy sessions - 2
Crappy sessions - 2
Skunked - 2 (ie. set up the kite or tried to ride)

Broken spreader bar - 1
Narrowly missing being killed by a mega-squall - 1
Ripping the D-ring off the new harness after boosting a huge jump then getting unhooked on landing in the squall - 1

Gear I didn't need to take - 3 (13m kite, small board and small board bag)

Elephant boobies - 4


#@%$#!s'n'giggles - 1,001

For the "off" season for kiting here, it was pretty good! And I feel relaxed and refreshed... now, back to the daily grind

Elephant boobiies?
Kami did you get one of those weird surgeries that are only offered in the Orient?

No, elephants have boobies like weird, people boobies :o I thought they'd have udder like cows or something... anyway, got to hang out with 2 elephants and their calves for a half hour or so... neat!