Persuasive Essay

Dear Manny, Chris, Dan, Dave, Dave, Justin, et al . . . .



That's Ching. He is one of the owners of the "Memories bungalow resort" in Khao Lak, Thailand. The bungalows (that's them in the back) are set in the forest that opens up to the beach with 3 awesome things:
A: A consistent beach break which is fun for beginners, out of shape surfers, or old pros.
B: A sweet bamboo bar and restaurant with great cheap food and drinks.


C: kick ass sunshine and dogs and hammocks . .

OK, so that's more like 5 things, but you get the idea. The bungalows are a bit of a camping experience. There are shared toilets and showers and no air con, but if a group of us took the place over for a week or so it would be loads of fun! The waves roll in around 8:30 am and at 5-6ish at night. 2 sessions per day!! We can entertain ourselves at the bar/beach in between. Oh yeah, the bungalows cost about $10 US a night, the food is around $3 a plate (Thai curries, fried rice, with some western options as well), and the bus trip there is around $30. Apart from airfare and time, everything here is really cheap.

There's another reef break a few K (kilometers, this is Asia) up the beach that is more consistent and bigger. The waves died down when we were there so we never got to check it out but Ching was itching to take us. Khao Lak is on magic seaweed now!

If we get tired of surfing one of the owners is a guide for the Ancient Tropical Rainforest that's about 70 km away.



You can hike in to the reservoir that's surrounded by crazy jungle full of wild elephants, tigers, and bears (oh my!). We didn't see the big three on our day hike, but there were plenty of monkeys, lizards, and bigger lizards.



Dan almost stepped on one of these on the path!! It was HUGE.

In conclusion, we should go here. It rules.