We are on Koh Chang, which translates as "Elephant Island". It's just off the coast of Thailand in the South China sea, about 300 kilometers from Bangkok, and close to Cambodia. The trip here took longer than expected, but the island is nice and the water is warm. Nicholas wins the "good traveler" award for the trip to Koh Chang, hands down. He was upbeat and talkative, singing his Dora the Explorer songs ("we're going to treasure island, we're on a pirate adventure..."), and reading the map ("we're going here, here and here, then we'll be at the beach!").

Yesterday, we spent the day on the beach in front of our hotel. Nicholas never gets tired of it. He loves to swim, and the water is warm and comfortable. He also loves to play in the sand with a shovel and a bucket.

Today, we took a boat to a tiny island about two miles off the beach in front of our hotel and spent an hour looking at the fish at a coral reef there. It's very nice, and Nicholas loved it. He didn't want to come back.