Koh Samui 2

The last three days have been been quite busy...by island standards anyway. 

We discovered an ultra trendy, Mediterranean-style beach resort and spa called Beach Republic....it's Samui's version of Ibiza...two outdoor infinity pools overlooking a stunning beach, surrounded by

luxurious cabanas and lounge chairs.


They have two bars and a restaurant and speakers and lights everywhere.


We made good use of their day spa, lemongrass scented steam room, gym etc for the day.




 

The next day we hired a jeep to  explore the island. We dubbed it the Kerymobile. Unlike Australia, they give you the car empty of any petrol and it's your job to make it to the nearest gas station to fill up.

We started off at Bophut fisherman's village and then, by chance came across a stunning little cove called Cheong Mon. We spent the afternoon there swimming and enjoying massages on the beach.

At night fall we headed into Chaweng Beach. This is a mini version of Bangkok with an endless sea of shops, markets, restaurants, hotels, bars and ladyboys. 

Found a little hole in wall for dinner serving fresh authentic Thai food. Along with the meal, we were handed a bottle of fluro orange mystery sauce labeled "kitchen Sauce"...we couldn't quite work out what it was but that didn't stop Rich emptying half the bottle.

On a full belly we made our way over to Chaweng Stadium for a Muay Thai tournament. We watched a poor English guy attempt to take on one of the Thai locals and by the end of the fight, he was left with a face full of shiners.

 

 

The next day our journey brought us to a temple that housed an under-composed monk who died 30years ago but who's body and organs are still intact followed by a cobra farm where we 'enjoyed' a show involving two Thai boys taunting and kissing scorpions, cobras and pythons. Following the show,  Simone overcame her fears and held a giant python that was almost as large as her.

We then high tailed back to Chaweng to watch the State of Origin at 'Aussie Land', a dodgy pub owned by a Queenslander and full of local expats. There was lots of banter throughout the afternoon and as two of the only Blues supporters, we left the pub with our tails between our legs.

Yesterday we headed out to the the incredible Angthong Marine Park...a group of 40 secluded islands off the coast of Samui. We spent the day hiking, snorkeling and generally just enjoying the magnificent  scenery.

So far we have successfully managed to get a massage every single day...and at $6 a massage, why wouldn't you?

We plan to spend the next two days relaxing by the pool at the resort and reading our books.

Flying off to Israel on Saturday night and will enter another post when we arrive there.

You stay classy Sydney

Rich and Simone