Wednesday, July 21, 2004

An island lost in the mist...

Ko Phangan - eight plus in the morning, the island still asleep.

The sun had been shy for the last few days, hiding behind the grey clouds most of the time. There is pleasure in this hide-and-seek, trying to catch its occasional smiles.

Took a stroll through Hat Rin Nok, to its pier a few minutes away. Waiting for the nine plus ferry, to a neighbouring island - Ko Samui. Had my breakfast at a cafe near the pier, enjoying the serenity as the island slowly woke.

The ferry sailed away from the island, leisurely in these gentle turquoise waters. The sky still sombre and cloudy. The island shrouded in a mask of ghostly, foggy mist.

The island slowly disappeared into the misty labyrinth, as if by some powerful force of a mysterious curse, protecting some secret ancient treasures. Hiding the island from the unsuspecting travellers, not to be found by the unknown passing by...


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