Day 6-8: The Islands..Finally

I flew down to Surat Thani in the morning to catch an afternoon ferry to Koh Samui. (Islands on the South East side of Thailand) As soon as I landed they had a huge bus waiting to take everyone to the ferry. It was nice since the operation was smooth unlike Bangkok. The ferry ride was about 2 hrs. long, and I met a couple of Canadians traveling on an Intrepid tour.

Landing in Koh Samui there was taxis everywhere trying to get you to go to the report that they work for. I ended up getting sucked into a ride to a place called Palm Tree Resort. It was more money than I wanted to pay but the place was really nice. The rooms were concrete so there weren't any bugs. The resort has a pool and a restaurant. It rained a little bit the one morning, and stupid me left my book by the pool while it was raining, and its now like 3 times the size it used to be. I am still trying to air it out.

I ate at a bar on the beach that has lay down chairs. The music was really loud, and Love Generation seemed to be the song of choice most of the night. After dinner the bar had a fireworks show on the beach which just about gave me a heart attack since i didn't expect the loud bang. They were pretty sweet though.

I rode on a scooter taxi with my huge bags to catch the morning ferry to Koh Phangan. Taxi's at Koh Samui are not as efficient as in Bangkok, which just means less chaos. It took about an hour. I met a girl from Ottawa, and we decided to share a room at the Coral Resort. The room has an extra bed for when Kathryn gets here. The resort is on the sunset side of Hat Rin. It's so beautiful to watch the sun setting while hanging out by the pool. Lisa (the girl from Ottawa) is back for her 3rd full moon party, and knows a few locals which is nice.

I met one of the guys that works at the resort. He is from England and does all the ad's for the resort. I introduced him to Xavier Rudd, and he wants to start playing Xavier's music at the resort which will be sweet. I am enjoying Koh Phangan more than Samui, it has a younger crowd, and nicer beaches. I am planning on chillng here till Kathryn arrives (t minus about 5 days). Lisa and I might rent a scooter to check out the water falls here. I'm off to lay by the beach and catch the sunrise.