Day 19

Mu Ko Ang Thong

We woke up super early for a 7.15 pickup from our hotel, where we must have guessed about 100 wrong cards before the right one finally came by. A short journey to the pier and we were sorted onto our boat with maybe 100 other people - definitely not a close & personal tour - but atleast it made it cheaper.

On the boat we were served a disappointing breakfast of a tiny crossing and a banana, where we were given a briefing from our guides Christina & Philip about what to expect from the day. An hour and a half later we finally arrive into the marine park. Most of us, equipped with a life jacket and a dry bag, hopped off the back of the boat into kayaks, giving us an opportunity to kayak around the edge of one of the 42 islands before landing on a beach, soaking in the beauty of this national park.

This beach then took us to a very steep set of stairs, allowing us to climb them and reach the viewpoint of the famous Blue Lagoon (Emerald Lagoon). After doing a loop up and down these sets of steep stairs, we board a long boat back to our main boat where we eat a beautiful lunch with the best potatoes Alfie has ever had. We then are crammed back onto a long boat to head to another island with 3 options: hike to a viewpoint, explore a cave, or swim & snorkel on the beach. We opted for the viewpoint which was a steep hike on well defined steps with stops for viewpoints on the way up. We saw monkeys chilling in trees whilst surrounded by the whistle like harmony of insects and birds. After reaching the top and being very grateful for being a mountaineer (seeing the state some other people were in), we got a stunning view over the national park. This was all whilst Alfie donned his business casual attire from H&M. We headed back down to the beach and went for a quick swim before heading back onto our big boat on our way back to Koh Samui.

After a nap, we arrive back on the pier and are dropped off at our hotel. We grab some food from the night market & book our transfer to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon Party tomorrow. Although tonight was the full moon, the famous party was tomorrow and I was looking forward to it alot. Deciding to abandon our plans for the barcade (bar arcade) as it looked dead, we go back to our hotel and shower before I have a lovely call with my mum then go to bed.Läs mer