36. Koh Tao - Sam Yoi Rot

We left our tiny little room at 0900 this morning to get the ferry to Chumphon.
It was already quite hot, so we grabbed some cold drinks and some breakfast instead of waiting in the sun to be called for our boat.
Luckily, we managed to find a really nice place on the boat to sit for the two hour journey. Plenty of space to stretch our legs, which makes a change.
Once we arrived at Chumphon, we had a 45 minute wait before catching our bus to Hua Hin. The pier was just crammed with people and it was very chaotic, so we were glad to be getting onto a cool and spacious bus for the next many hours, we were stingy and went for the basic bus ( we somehow had a VIP bus with super comfy seats and little pods for each couple to sit in)
We arrived in Hua Hin at about 630 and we really struggled finding a taxi driver who was willing to drive us for 40 minutes to Sam Yoi Rot. Eventually, after waiting for about 30 mins on the side of the road, we managed to get a taxi. We tried to explain to the taxi driver exactly where we wanted to on Google maps. He seemed quite abrupt and ignored us and drove us to this random resort. After he paid a bit more attention to the map, we were on our way. This taxi driver was honestly the worst driver we have ever come across, driving on the wrong side of the road and randomly slowing almost to a halt for no apparent reason. Our theory is that he had ever driven that far out of town away from the streetlights before?! After nearly asking him to stop we finally arrived at our little resort by Sam Yoi Rot beach. The owner ( who is Belgian, called Michael) gave us a very warm welcome and told us all about Nakhom cave and all the attractions to visit in the area. He rented us a moped and left us to go and get some dinner. He is super friendly and enthusiastic, a real character.
Been a long day today, so had a relatively early night.Read more