![This was the first stop on my day trip around the island with my new friend Mark. A bookstore in the middle of the jungle, with English and Swedish books for sale!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080115.jpg)
This was the first stop on my day trip around the island with my new friend Mark. A bookstore in the middle of the jungle, with English and Swedish books for sale!
![This shrine near the highest point you can drive to on the island.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080117.jpg)
This shrine near the highest point you can drive to on the island.
![Such amazing stone work!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080124.jpg)
Such amazing stone work!
![Turtle!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080125.jpg)
Turtle!
![We just about ran right into this monster, it was about the size of my hand!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080141.jpg)
We just about ran right into this monster, it was about the size of my hand!
![Made it to the waterfall! It was about a mile hike on a rocky trail.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080151.jpg)
Made it to the waterfall! It was about a mile hike on a rocky trail.
![Hi Mark!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080173.jpg)
Hi Mark!
![Big fat millipede, not to be confused with centipedes, which are the ones that bite people.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080181.jpg)
Big fat millipede, not to be confused with centipedes, which are the ones that bite people.
![The close up. Isn't it cute?!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080188.jpg)
The close up. Isn't it cute?!
![Pad See Ew, the lesser known cousin of Pad Thai.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080192.jpg)
Pad See Ew, the lesser known cousin of Pad Thai.
![The famous Grandmother and Grandfather rocks, named for their, uh, interesting shapes.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080199.jpg)
The famous Grandmother and Grandfather rocks, named for their, uh, interesting shapes.
![Heading to Koh Tao!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080207.jpg)
Heading to Koh Tao!
![This is the beach in front of the resort where I learned to scuba dive.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080210.jpg)
This is the beach in front of the resort where I learned to scuba dive.
![Back on Koh Samui, in my ridiculous suite for my friend Jake's wedding.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080215.jpg)
Back on Koh Samui, in my ridiculous suite for my friend Jake's wedding.
![Look at that glorious bathtub!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080216.jpg)
Look at that glorious bathtub!
![No big deal, just my own private swimming pool overlooking the ocean.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080217.jpg)
No big deal, just my own private swimming pool overlooking the ocean.
![This is the view looking down from the reception area at the Conrad.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/robin-photos/thailand-2017/mobile_sm/P1080222.jpg)
This is the view looking down from the reception area at the Conrad.