Peace Resort Surat Thani
Moo 1, T.Bophut Beach, Ko Samui, 178, Ko Samui and Area Surat Thani, 84320, Thailand
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Spliting with Jack
After a hundred miles going south we
had to face another break down. This time Jack's BMW chain roller split
in half and had gone. Nothing serious, we managed it in one hour
using my chain splitter/riveter and throwing away broken link.
It slowed us down a little bit, so
instead of to get to Phucket we just crashed in the road side hostel
near Surat Tani. Today is our last night. I know him only for six
...
A very long day indeed!
... train. Fortunately these people don’t have bags, but I have to have my big bag on my lap until they all get off and it’s rather uncomfortable!
To add insult to injury, because we were so late leaving we end up being stuck in a layby several times to allow a train coming from the other direction to pass! This is when we decide that the roadworks on the side of the track are actually for building another train track; I can’t believe ...
Creepy Crawlies
... at our huts it was clear we'd be living in quite basic accommodation with no electricity in our rooms, but the setting was so glorious that it didn’t matter. “M”, our guide, told us we had a few hours free time to swim or kayak before we'd have lunch. We all got into some kayaks in pairs and decided on a little paddle out around the area. About 10 minutes in we spotted some monkeys swinging in the ...
P.P. Con Artists Ltd
... then were kept waiting around, first in an office, then sat in a stationary bus with 8 other people until 1.30pm. We arrived in Surat Thani at 6.30pm and were told they were not taking us to the port now. That we would have to stay in Surat Thani for the night at a guesthouse they conveniently knew and then they would take us to the port ...
Caves, bats and spiders at Chieow Laan Lake
... behind me. However, despite the frantic attempts going on to my right to extract dried nasal mucus, this thought was "I’m so glad I’m in here and not back there".
The roads were very quiet with the main traffic consisting of mopeds which usually carried three occupants or alternatively various types of equipment which would all be illegal anywhere in the west. For a time we formed part of of a convoy of other tourists, all being transported ...



