Today we hired scooters for some island exploring. We didn’t really have a destination in mind, just wanted to go for a drive. Scooters are fun! Really fun. Highly recommend. Easy ish to navigate traffic and a cheap way to get around. We ended up finding Wat Phra Yai, the Big Buddha Temple, which is actually on an island connected by a 3km causeway. It was free to visit.
This Buddha is 12m high and gold-painted. He was built in 1972 and apparently depicts a state of calm, purity and resolve. He had a good view of the island, so we wandered around here for a bit.
We then found a “specialty coffee shop” with a lovely view of the beach and enjoyed coffee and cake here before getting back on our bikes to find a beach. We found a beach next to the fancy W resort, but after getting in, we realised our beach was nicer so didn’t stay long.
The rest of the afternoon was spent hanging out by the pool watching squirrels and storms before getting ready for the big event, The Full Moon Party, deserving of its own blog post which I will attempt once I’ve recovered.
A Small Adventure 