Dropping in on Koh Tao

Wow. We have been here 3 days now and have to keep pinching ourselves to remember it's real. At first, I was struggling a bit (damn ego!) taking it all in: The beauty, the breeze, the waves crashing, the luxury, the food, being waited on, having things sooo easy, resting and relaxing knowing that there was no other place to be, nothing else to do - until I realized that I couldn't possibly take it all in - that all I could do was slow down, and take in what I could take in.

Tamra and I have been having A LOT of fun together - creating many loving moments between us. It really feels like a honeymoon! We have found a useful phrase to help us laugh at our own egos (or each others') those of you who have heard Flight of the Conchords song: Rhymoncerous.... will recognize the line we have co-opted: "Did Steve tell you that perchance?" "...Steve!!!" Steve is how we now refer to ego (no offense intended to those good people named Steve.) So we will be walking along and I will say something like... and Tamra will turn to me and say... "Did Steve tell you that, perchance?" And we will both bust up laughing.

Yesterday, we went on an adventure on this path we discovered called the "Sassy Trail" Decided (tamra's brilliant idea) to have the first hour or so be silent - so we could really take in (or at least try to) our experience. At one point I heard Tamra laughing at me, turned around to see her watching my every move with a big loving smile. :-)

We are contemplating whether or not to stay an extra night (through wednesday) before we move on to our next destination - where ever that is. It's funny not knowing where we are going next; Also interesting to watch mind want to figure it out, come up with a set of criteria for making the decision, evaluate different reasons, purposes, logistical conveniences...all in a frenzy to avoid uncertainty and feel a sense of comfort.

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