From Bangkok I headed south towards the Thai islands of Koh Samui and Koh Tao. One of the best parts of this stretch is I was going to overlap with Joe in the islands. Joe had been on the island Koh Samui for a couple nights, and he had already visited Bangkok and Chiang Mai, a city in the north. It was fortunate that we were overlapping in the islands to see each other again, especially where it was a more social atmosphere.
We spent one night on Koh Samui enjoying the beach and a few delicious meals, and then we headed by ferry up to a smaller island called Koh Tao, famous for its diving schools. Koh Tao was a lovely island, and we stayed a little bit outside of town, about a twenty minute walk away.
On the first day in Koh Tao, we took advantage of the diving opportunities to go on a snorkeling trip. At first we were a bit disappointed because the boat was packed with people, but it ended up being quite fun, and we snorkeled all day at various points around the island. By the end of the day we were exhausted.
The second day on Koh Tao we rented scooters and zigzagged our way across the island.
It was fun to explore such a beautiful place and we made it into various nooks and crannies before heading back for dinner on a day that happened to be my birthday.
I was happy to be celebrating my birthday with Joe around. We feasted on fish, went to some bars in the area, and had some drinks on the beach as we watched the green florescent lights of the squid boats turn on along the horizon as it became dark.
After Koh Tao we headed back to Koh Samui and I said goodbye to Joe for the second time before we’d be reunited in Nashville for our friends’ wedding on Labor Day weekend.
I’d really enjoyed exploring Koh Tao by scooter, so I did the same on Koh Samui. I saw some beautiful and secluded parts of the island during the two additional days I was there.
