37. Sam Yoi Rot

After a lovely night's sleep in our bargain accommodation we got up and firstly caught up with some much needed washing! It doesnt take long to pile up, Michael very kindly offered us to use his drying line. The customer service at this place is unreal, they are both so friendly.
We jumped onto our moped and headed out for an explore. The beaches here are massive and empty so they are used as roads for the mopeds. This was great fun yet slightly scary wiggling about everywhere, but we had fun going up the beaches. We carried on and went to this beautiful cove with an island a few hundred meters from shore. The water was really warm and there loads of Sea Snails along the beach, we had to be careful as these have a nasty sting. After a splash around and chill we headed onto our next stop which was a giant Buddha overlooking the national park. This was really cool and interesting. You can definitely tell we are off the beaten track now, no touristy bits, no english menus, cheap local food and amazing accommodation for next to no money. We only saw about 5 tourists all day.. A huge contrast to the islands. We enjoyed the temple and statues and they had a fish pond with the most active fish. They all came to side of bank expecting food which was quite funny. We enjoyed an explore of the national park and headed to the cave we are going to tomorrow. A 3 hour hike to a temple inside a cave which is lit up by the sun during morning hours. So early start tomorrow for our 12 year anniversary. After an explore, scaring off stalks when trying to photograph them, sketching out with monkeys around, being chased by a dog at 45kph.. We got back and finally updated the penguins! Had a lovely meal and early night for big day tomorrow. Happy days, so excited to be here, amazing what no people around does for the soul😂Lue lisää