26. Koh Tao

No more storms today! Time to make the most of the sunshine and see the beautiful views koh Tao has to offer.
There is a viewpoint not too far away from our hotel, so we took the moped up to the viewpoint cafe and had a cold drink before the long slog up the hill.
Whilst admiring the view from the cafe, James spotted a wild snake. It was quite cute and had yellow dots as markings. We asked one of the locals if it was dangerous, he said it was slightly venomous, but not capable of killing humans - pheeew.
Once refreshed, we started walking up the hill to the view point. It was seriously hot and sunny at this point, so we took it slowly. We eventually made it to the top and hiked through this small forest to find the view point.
On the way back down there was another checkpoint, where we stopped for a short while. We realised that we could probably get the moped up here so we made the decision to drive back later to admire the sunset.
We were so hot after this walk that we drove the moped down to the beach and had a quick dip in the sea to cool off. It was so refreshing!
Once we got back to the hotel to freshen up, it was time to head back to the view point for sunset.
It was so much fun driving up to the checkpoint on the moped, as it was very off-road and bumpy, very impressive driving from James 😂. Unfortunately the sunset was a little disappointing, but we enjoyed a relax with some beers all the same.
We were pretty tired after walking in the heat today, so we had a lovely relaxed evening at the hotel and ordered in some pizzas as a treat.Read more