Day 42 Planned adventures 2/11/14

With  the class coming to an end, our meditation retreat on Friday, and our island adventures after that,its been pretty difficult to live in the moment.Not to mention living in the moment has been a little mundane the past few days, since we've been saving our money and enthusiasm for our upcoming endeavors. Meanwhile school has been a bit of a bore. Our final is on Wednesday, so today was dedicated to reviewing material and going over questions. After school we spent the rest of our time tying up loose ends in preparation for our island backpacking trip and meditation retreat.So far we have planned out that we will be arriving to the meditation retreat on Friday the 14th of February and staying until the 24th. Then on the 24th we will stay in a hotel in chiang mai for one night. From here we will fly out on the 25th to Southern Thailand. Once in Krabi, we will catch a ferry to the island of Koh Lanta and stay for five nights in a hotel. After Koh Lanta we will get a boat ride to a deserted island called Koh Rok , where we will camp for seven days. After Koh Rok we have about ten days until Kyle comes to visit. We arent exactly sure what we will do for those ten days, but we will decide at that time. Then on the 14th of March we will get a hotel in Phucket, where Kyle will meet us. From Phucket, the three of us will take a bus to kuraburi, and then catch a ferry to the uninhabited island of Surin, where we will camp for five days!Its been a bit of a challenge to plan, because the information online is very limited. There are hundreds of Islands in Thailand and it is difficult to organize a trip to the less populated ones. For the past month we have been sending emails to the national parks, reading many reviews and stories from Travelers, and educating ourselves on the best possible transit to and from the Islands. We have planned to the best of our ability, and all there is left to do is leave it to fate. The excitement of spending ten days dedicated to meditating and clearing our minds is really making us glad we chose secluded islands to explore. It will be a great segway into the life style we want to live. We are going into our adventures with open minds and open hearts. Plenty of pictures, videos, and stories will be shared with everyone after.