Baan Taa Yaay Bungalows, Ko Samui, Day 1

Our legs actually don't feel too bad today, which I guess is testament to the wonders performed at the massage last nght. We really both expected to be aching all over after yesterday, but we actually get up feeling quite spritely. Yesterday we were meant to book our travel to Ko Samui, but we didn't for no reason apart from maybe our post massage bubble made us forget. Anyway, this means we have to get up early today and try and get it sorted before all the buses sell out.
After a quick breakfast, we head out and get it sorted at the nearest place we find. It takes a few minutes and it doesn't seem to be close to selling out, so we needn't have worried. We head back to the room to pack and get sorted, before having a last few moments relaxing on the balcony before it is check out time.
We step out and find it is incredibly hot. We feel like we have gradually got used to the immense heat, but today seems too much. As we walk to try and find an ATM we are both pouring with sweat, and as all our clothes are stored away in our bags that are being kept where we bought our bus tickets, this isn't good. We don't find a bank machine with a good coversion rate so decide to wait. With about an hour to spare before our minibus, we get a sandwich each for dinner and find a spot of shade to try and catch a breath in until we get picked up.
It feels like an eternity but soon enough we are picked up and dropped off a few minutes later at a bus stop. We wait around fifteen minutes before being put in a lovely air conditioned mini bus, with only one other couple inside. The space we have and the temperature make the ride feel like heaven! It takes about 2 hours to get to Surat Thani, where we are again dropped off at another bus station. It is pouring down with rain but I need cash, so I head off in search of a cash machine. Luckily, there is one five minutes away, and I manage to stay reasonably dry.
Another minibus comes and this one isn't so comfortable. We are shown to the back seat, where leg room doesn't matter apparently. It is an hour long, very bumpy ride to the pier that almost leaves us feeling seasick before we have stepped foot on a boat.
We are so glad to finally be on a ferry, and it turns out to be a very good one. We sit on the deck, and as we set off, there is a beautiful sunset behind us. There is food and drink which is much needed after today, and the sea breeze is lovely and cool. When it gets dark, it gets even cooler which is nice, and after the minibus ride here, we are just happy to have some space!
It takes around 2 hours, and we are on Ko Samui. Unfortunately we're on the wrong side of he island though. We manage to work our way onto a minibus heading in the right direction after a conversation that went a bit like:
Driver: it is 300 baht
Us: each? Or for both of us?
Driver: yes, 300
Us: but do we pay 300 each (at this point we are pointing wildly at each other) or for both of us?
Driver: yes, get in the van.
Anyway, we end up paying im 300 for both. Then we realise we have no internet and don't know where our hotel is. Amazingly, a man infront who must be an angel who has swapped his wings and halo for a smartphone and a good 4G connection, offers to help and sorts it all out. What a guy!
We arrive at our hotel around 8.30. It is a lovely place and much better then we expected. After putting our bags in the room and being offered a motorbike ten times (we said no, mum), we head out for some tea. Our first taste of Samui food is a good one, and Amy's sweet and sour may be the best yet!
After eating we head back, knackered after a long day, but very happy to be finally on the Eastern islands, where our final days on Thailand will be spent.Read more