He says: We're leaving Koh Lanta today and heading back to Bangkok for the night before taking the red eye to Istanbul on Saturday. Our time here has been really great. We've met some really nice folks along the way including California newlyweds Josh and Sarah, and Gus and Karla from the land down under. We've spent the last three days riding a scooter around the island, exploring and taking in the sights. We ate at a great restaurant called Fresh located in Old Town where we dined like royalty for only a few bucks. They had ridiculously good pad thai for 80 baht ($2.65 CDN). We took a thai cooking class the other night and got to make a few recipes - I'm a pretty bad cook and my fussy eating habits proved eating some ingredients such as fish paste difficult, but still had a good time. We also finally checked out the elephant farm and made friends with a couple of the large beasts. The last few days have also brought concern as well, as Shauna got bitten (more grazed) by a monkey at the Lanta Monkey School while we were feeding the tiny creatures bananas. Rabies is a pretty big problem in SE Asia and we wanted to ensure that she wasn't bitten by the outbreak monkey. We talked to two vets from England at the animal shelter who took a look at the wound, washed it out with alcohol, and scrubbed it out. They said weren't concerned. We also talked to the owner of the monkey school who provided all the documentation proving that the monkey has all of its shots. Also, a big thanks to Shauna's dad and brother Chris for looking into it as well. We're both relieved that she's ok.