Monday, again we walked around Chiang Mai, strolling through some areas we had not yet visited, and some areas we had. It is nice to spend some time in the same city seeing it at different times and on different days, as it is always changing.
Tuesday, we checked out of our accommodation and headed to the airport for our flight to Koh Samui ( or Ko Samui – they use both versions) with BangkokAir, self labelled as Asia’s boutique airline ! It was a standard airline, £50 each for an hour and half flight, and we got fed!
Met our prearranged pick up, as we where not entirely sure the exact location of the Villa, so got the host to book us a pick up! A large minibus just for the two of us, expensive on Thai terms, but still not too bad.
The villa is lovely, in a secluded location, near an international school, 10 minutes walk from the beach. We have lots for room and a pool.
We headed out to find the local 7/11 shop to buy some basics, it’s only a convenience store really, Thai style so everything pre packed, microwave meals, but we got enough to sustain us until an adventure to a larger supermarket.
Also made contact with the electric cycle hire company, to tell them where we were so they could deliver the bikes on Wednesday, however the owner of the company delivered them that afternoon as he had to drive past on the way home. They are electric bikes, but not as we know them, they are not the UK pedal assistance bikes (when the motor will only go when you are pedalling), these ones will just go on the electric motor, easy, if a little scary the first time on the road, but we are getting used to them.
Wednesday, headed out on the bikes to a larger supermarket, a “Lotus hyper market”, a bit of a strange store, a mix between a cash & carry and a department store, but we managed to get more supplies. Shopping is going to take a bit of work and further investigation! Nic loves a catering challenge!
Walked to the beach in the afternoon, a bit of a sad walk, past a few derelict buildings, but nice once on the beach.
Thursday, showers predicted most of the day, but we did manage a walk locally and were lucky not to get wet.
Friday, another rainy day, whilst in the pool spotted a 4ft monitor lizard sitting on a rock sunning itself, thankfully it was on a rock down in the stream that we overlook and not too close.
Saturday, took the bikes out again, to the far end of the beach for a walk, more resort hotels! Then home via another supermarket, a western style supermarket, even selling Waitrose products!
Back in the pool we saw an interesting bird, after much internet searching we have decided it was a Greater Racket Tailed Drongo.
Sunday, a local walk this time, investigating possible tour options, this morning we read that the national marine park we wanted to visit is closed all November and most of December, but as it turns out it is not closed as it has had a good long rest due to Covid, and the government didn’t want to close it again this year, so the panic to do the tour on Monday, being the last day of October was averted.
As we are now in this villa for 5 1/2 weeks, our future blogs may get a bit repetitive with, walked to the beach, took the bike out, went shopping. We’ll try and do something a little more interesting occasionally 😂.
Travurple 