Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Ko Samui, Thailand - 12th-15th July 2011

This was the part we had been waiting for. The idyllic Thai Islands. After our bus trip from Phuket we boarded a pleasantly smooth ferry to Ko Samui. As soon as we arrived it started piddling down! Luckily it was just a bit of the passing daily monsoon and it soon stopped!

Our hotel was amazing we had our own little bungalows which were just a few meters from the beach!

The beach was a welcome site with its beautiful sands and gently lapping waters. Amy would have no worries swimming here after her experience in Kata beach when she was thrown to and fro in the sea for around 5 minutes before finally finding her way out of the white horses. If only you could have seen it!

Although the beach looked idyllic the water i have to say was disgusting. It was full of black sludge which made it so murky you couldn't even see your hand! Plus there was a lovely layer of suntan lotion floating on the surface! ewww. Again another area spoilt by pure tourism. The beach did have some amazing little eateries though and we did spend alot of time grazing! We also managed to have a much more relaxing massage right on the beach listening to the waves gently lapping on the sand. Sorry for all those who are reading this after a hard days work. We have forgotton what that feels like!

For the day we decided to rent mopeds. Me and Dave shared and Amy and Gem did. Everything was going swimmingly until Gembo had a little blip which resulted in a bruised knee for Amy and Ego for Gem haha! Everyone was fine though and we soon set off again. We must have covered around 30k that day which on tiny seated mopeds isn't the most comfortable of rides. We did see a beautiful waterfall and the Big Buddha though so was worth the sore bums. On our return to the hotel we did get caught in the biggest Monsoon yet! Driving the mopeds was rather amusing but definitely an experience i would want to repeat!

We headed in to the Main town on Samui Island, Chaweng, for the evening. Me and the girls went out for a lovely tea while we left Dave to watch the Liverpool game with some Aussies. It was similar to Patong with stall lined streets and touts everywhere. We were in our shopping element and all went a bit mad especially Amy and Gem with their souvenirs.

It was then time again to move on and the following afternoon we boarded a ferry to Ko Phangan......

To see our pictures from Ko Samui please click on the link below;
https://picasaweb.google.com/112941139607408893724/KoSamuiThailand12thTo15thJuly2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCObB8eeM9-vAjgE#

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