Ko Samui, Thailand

We slept in, gymmed and after breakfast we made a lazy start to the day, this being our last full day on the island. We headed out to the Chaweng Noi area, which I have come to like as well, and went to the lookout point for a couple of photos. We also went to check out apartments in this area that were on our shortlist for this trip. I had concerns that it may be too noisy due to the close proximity to the ring road, and thus reluctantly scratched it off my list. My concerns were now justified as the noise level from the passing traffic is just not acceptable. I must admit though that the sea-views from the apartments are stupendous and the quality of the internal furnishings are just fine. We stopped off in Chaweng for ice cream and went for a last walkabout on Chaweng beach… we will miss this place. We arranged to pick Patrick up for him to show us a place that may be a good rental opportunity, for future reference. Before we left we had a tour of his two bedroom home which is great, prefect size, perfect location. We then headed out to the apartments which are just a bit north of the Big Buddha. There are approximately twelve one/two bedroom apartments built in a U shape, right on the beach. The one bedroom apartments go for 13 000 baht per month, including wifi and water, excluding electricity, a good deal. On the way back we stopped off at the Wat Plai Laem Buddhist temple for a walk-around, see pictures, quite amazing. Patrick also showed us the best way to the airport, noting specifically that arrivals and departures are at two distinct different locations, which could be confusing. Now it was time for our last supper… of our holiday. We decided to spend our last evening in Fisherman’s Village, and found a retaurant called Copacobana which seemed to have great seafood on their menu, which was also on the menu of our taste buds. The setting was great, the service good, the food was good (calamari and french fries for me, barracuda with a lovely sauce for Adri). We finished that off with a cocktail bought from a street vendor. We sat ourselves down with our Mojitos in hand at the little stage at the Bophut pier, just reminiscing about the month just gone by.