koh tao underwater festival

sarah, joren and i spent a week in koh tao (an island in southern thailand), after aaron abandoned us to go golfing. on our last night, there was a festival complete with a 'beauty' pageant.
this guy could play the chimes, tambourine and his seat like a drum all at once. musician or MAGICIAN?

and a play with little kids dressed like sea creatures.

sarah and her new friend, wearing her new friend's hat. she's holding a jug of red bull she "borrowed" from the bar.

miss finland, joren's pick

the popular vote winner, sarah's pick

my pick, who turned out to be a man.

oh boy. i'll let sarah tell you ALL about this night. i'm guessing I took this picture.

this was before sarah jumped into the back of a pickup loaded with finish guys. joren had to hoist her out and throw her over his shoulder. she was a runner, that's all i can say. i stopped shouting "get her!" and "catch her!" after about 172 times. she got tagled up in some tree branches and rolled around in the surf before being thrown in the shower and hosed off.

joren and miss finland. i think she's a guy, too.