Christmas Day, Koh Tao, Thailand

Christmas Day didn't really feel like Christmas Day. Lounging by the pool by the sea definitely didn't feel Christmassy. The only thing that felt remotely Christmassy was the fake, tacky tree that was slouched in the lobby. The previous day, we had planned to do a bit of Christmas shopping and buy each other presents but never got round to it. Luckily, we still had one present from England so we opened them and headed for breakfast. 

While both of us were being soppy, we decided to try and find a place serving Christmas Dinner. Funnily enough, it wasn't so difficult - many places were serving Thai and Western Christmas meals along the beach. All these were priced around 1000TB and in reality, we couldn't afford it. We ended up treating ourselves to a massive sushi lunch at a place called 'Baboo Sushi' on Walking Street. We shared a massive platter for 500TB, and shared a plate of salmon nashimi for around 200TB. The sushi was surprisingly good and much better than a Christmas meal. 

The rest of the day just seemed like any other day in Koh Tao, so we headed to the beach and met Lloyd and Ben. It all felt a bit odd, since a lot of people were dressed in Christmas hats (Tiger included) but the scenery didn't suit. That night, we cracked open a bottle of champers and headed to the beach to see if anything was going on. Weirdly, everything seemed a bit shit compared to Christmas Eve so we headed back for an early one.