Koh Samui – Day 1

We retreated from the commotion of Koh Phangan with an hour ferry to the island of Koh Samui. A taxi from the dock brought us to Lamai beach where our driver pointed us in the direction of a cheap hotel. At first we were hesitant to pay double our typical price but it was a worthy investment. Two nights lounging on the beach and sleeping with air conditioning was a necessary change of pace.

The stretch of beach outside our resort severally lacked the attention it deserved but that didn’t bother us.

Tyler and I rented motorbikes from a local restaurant. Or maybe we ate lunch at a local motorbike rental agency? Either way we had motorbikes and took off to see the Big Buddha; a large golden shrine to Buddha which can be seen from across the island.

After giving elightenment a try we headed back towards our resorts and followed signs to “Waterfall 2”. A quick dip at the base of the waterfalled cooled us off.

We continued to splurge on an Italian restaurant. The meal was given a Thai twist thanks to a short power outage but we continued to eat by smartphone light. The first day in Koh Samui finished with us looking out at the moonlight water with the entire beach to ourselves. After four days of the foot on the gas it was nice to have the next few days to relax.