Otres Beach

We all went for breakfast for 9am and although Will and I were going to stay one day longer we decided to get to Otres Beach with the others as the only reason we were going to stay another night was so we could take a boat trip to see the plankton but we did that. So we packed up and caught a boat to the pier to get another boat the mainland. When we got to the pier Will realised he left his famous and much talked about pants to dry outside his dorm. By gosh I've never seen him so upset, he was determined to run back along the beach (about 30 min run in the peak heat of the day) and retrieve his favourite pants. Although we all told him not to and its just a pair of pants and he might miss the ferry, he obviously did it anyway. We all made bets on how long it would take him and we watched as a tiny red dot ran along the beach. He did it and got back just in the nick of time for the boat. I wish I meant as much to him as his pants do haha

We jumped on the boat and the sea was quite rough so everyone went in the boat to avoid getting wet. Will and I soldiered on at the back getting soaked but it was so fun. We then took a tuk tuk to the resort where the others planned to stay and it was lovely so me and Will decided to treat ourselves and book a double room with a private room.

Oh my god it's heaven. I'm currently lying on the outside double bed overlooking the river and watching the birds whilst editing this blog. Again we hadn't eaten since breakfast so we ordered a pizza to share and it was so yummy!! We were so so shattered from not sleeping the night before that we literally didn't move a muscle and ended up sharing another pizza for dinner as well. Wups!!

The next day was a chores and planning our next steps day. We kicked off the morning by doing our washing and then planning our next move to Kampot and Kep. In the afternoon we went to the beach to read our books, watched sunset. It was our last night with the Chiang Mai family so we went for a family dinner. I had a really yummy seafood and red snapper BBQ before heading for drinks. For the past 2 months, apart from Beer Lao Dark I've been drinking awful lager type beer. I've started to get used to it but it just doesn't hit the spot. We went to a bar on the beach and oh my gosh they sold Angkor Extra Stout and it really was like heaven. So creamy, smooth and chocolatey with a hint of coffee. Just what I needed. A really fab night to end another chapter of the travels.Read more