koh samui

We got a minivan to take us to our hotel, which was right on the water at Chaweng Beach. I had never been to Koh Samui before, so it was all a new experience for both of us. We checked into our very nice bungalow/room, then ate some lunch as I was starving (we hadn't eaten properly since lunch the day before). The tides were all a bit strange from the recent full moon, so the water was lapping right up to the sea-front restaurant. That meant no lying in the beach, but we were happy to be poolside for the afternoon. It was a bit of effort to get a sun lounge, as some very rude Europeans had put their towels on some to save their spot, and then disappeared for hours, with their friends reasurring us they were taken! That night we walked around the main street area, which was all a bit over-developed: Starbucks, Burger King, Maccas... not exactly island paradise! It was good to look around the shops though, we even ran into a couple from Copa! We had dinner, then headed back in the direction of our hotel. Mum went to the room, whereas I stayed at the internet place just out the front to check my emails. All was well until we had a blackout... I somehow found our room through the garden paths by using the flash on my camera! As there was nothing to do without power, we went for a stroll along the beach, admiring all the fancy resorts. We had a good sleep-in in the morning, then enjoyed the best buffet breakfast ever (made a pig of myself). The whole day was then spent on the sun lounge on the beach; Mum had a massage in the afternoon, and I did absolutely nothing! Was really good after the last few busy days. We headed into the main strip again, enjoyed a Tiger beer, then dinner, then window shopping (saw the Copa people again!). Had an early night as we were very tired, from doing nothing at all. In the morning we caught a few hours of sun, before heading out to Samui airport to catch a flight to Krabi. Bangkok Airways is the only company that flies to and from Samui, so they own the airport... it was like a tropical resort! It was all bungalow-style, open walled structures, free drinks & cakes, a fish tank in the toilets, gardens everywhere- I never want to fly AirAsia again! The flight itself only took 50min, on a propellor plane, so before we knew it we had landed in Krabi.