Koh Mook - It's alright

I took a long boat from Koh Sukorn to Koh Mook yesterday morning, arriving on the southern beach of Koh Mook.  Already I see the difference: tourists everywhere.  Definitely a change of pace.  I found where I was staying, and I definitely picked the budget place.  The toilet doesn't even flush, by design.  You pour water into it.  I've just been using other toilets, which for some reason do flush, the entire time.

While Koh Mook is about the same size as Koh Sukorn, the inhabited area is much smaller.  Where it took all day to bike through Koh Sukorn, I walked all of Koh Mook in about 3 hours.  Still has some villager feel but it's definitely a tourist place (imo the beaches aren't even as nice).  On my second day here, I was bored enough that I rented a motorbike and took it for a spin, just to learn how to ride one in a relatively risk-free place (no car traffic, minimal traffic in general).

That said, there were two major highlights.  The first was a fire show in a bar right next door from where I'm staying, usually every night at 9:30.  Talented guy who does it, for sure.

The second is probably the main reason this is a tourist attraction at all, Emerald Cave.  It's a small cave on the side of the island, only accessible by sea.  You can swim (as I did) or kayak through; it's only 30m long.  On the other side is an amazing enclosed beach, surrounded by extremely tall mountains on each side.  I couldn't take my camera with me but I'll probably post one I find online.

I return to Bangkok tomorrow morning as long as I get to the airport in time.  Time on this island drags on so much that I rescheduled my flight from 6 PM to 11:45 AM.