Island Relaxation on Ko Samet
Posted by Stuart at 08:45 PM on September 21, 2003Yesterday started early as Giam and I headed to the Ekkami bus station at 7:30, where we met Mark and Ekk. The bus ride to Ko Samed was long (4+ hours) but uneventful and we arrived at the island a little after noon.
On the island, Tom (one of Mark's friends from the US who just moved to Jomtien) met us at our bungalow resort and the five of us spent the rest of the day relaxing and walking around the island a bit. After dinner, we headed to the Silver Sand Bar -- Samed's open-air "disco" for a little taste of nightlife on the beach.
Sometime during the night, it started to rain. Our original plan was to stay on the island until tomorrow, but the rain continued all morning and we decided to head back a day early. Of course by the time we got back to the mainland, the sun came out and the sky was clear all the way back to Bangkok. Oh well. Giam and I will take advantage of my day off tomorrow by taking a day-trip to Ayutthaya to visit the temple ruins.
