It is only an hour and 10 minutes flight from Bangkok to Koh Samui, so you can imagine how surprised we were to be served a full meal! Especially since it was 10 am and there was no reason to have a full meal. Regardless, I ate it. Chicken noodle curry. Yum.
Koh Samui is Thailand’s second largest island after Phuket and has a population of 70,000 but is visited by over 2.5 million tourists a year!
We are a smaller tribe now, Mum, Dad, Jonny, Grace and me, the fifth wheel. We’re staying at a cute little hotel and each have our own villa. The view is beautiful and the sea is so clear! A fantastic spot to relax at the end of our Thailand adventure.
Our accommodation has stand-up paddleboards available, so we spent the afternoon giving this a go. It was a lot of fun and we didn’t fall off too many times. The water is actually very warm, almost hot, and shallow. So it wasn’t so bad losing balance.
It was all fun and games until Mum lost her sunnies in the water. Sadly, we did not find them. To avoid getting burnt, we called it a day. Just in time for a storm to roll in. This one was pretty mild and did not last long, but it was fascinating to watch how fast it came and went.
We are staying near Chaweng Beach and the easiest way to get there is to walk along the beach. Depending on the tide, this is either on sand or in water up to just under the knees. With soft sand and warm water, it was an easy walk to find a spot for dinner.
The service was very attentive and friendly, and they seemed super happy to have us. We had a number of happy hour cocktails and Thai curries and watched the boats in the distance. It was a very relaxing evening but we are missing our big tribe.
A Small Adventure 