Snorkeling and Vacation in Bang Bao Ko Chang Thailand

Today was a vacation day for me. I travel a lot, but I rarely have a stereotypical "vacation" experience. Most of my travels are for more academic purposes, delving into cultures, volunteering, visiting temples, etc. Today I took a break and decided to go snorkeling off the coast of Bang Bao on Ko Chang in southern Thailand. There are several companies in Bang Bao that offer snorkeling trips. I found a company that takes you out on a boat to 2 spots (lunch included) for the day for 700 Baht (around $23 USD).

(I'm on a boat and it's going fast and I have a nautical themed pashmina afghan (not really))

Snorkeling is really an awesome experience, swimming around with the fishes in the open water, surrounded by miles and miles of blue. It took me a few minutes to get use to breathing underwater, which is just not a normal thing for the human body.

(Applying sunscreen to prevent sunburn in Thailand)

Sunscreen is a must for my pale princess skin. I burn to a crisp in about 2.5 seconds under the Thai sun. Luckily in Thailand pale is considered beautiful. Oh yeah!

This is the front of our fishing boat.