One thing you will notice about Thailand very quickly is nothing seems to be standardized. Last weekend Jenny and I went to an eastern shore island in the Gulf of Thailand called Ko Samet. All of the guide books seem to refer to it as Ko Samet, but once we arrived all of the signs said Ko Samed. Apparently both are correct and if you google either you get the same results....go figure.
Overall we had a great time on the island. Jenny's school was closed on Thursday and Friday because of a hand and foot disease so she got a head start to the island on Thursday with our friend Emily. Once I finally arrived Friday night the three of us went to this seafood restaurant/market where we sat on a platform in the sand for dinner.... very relaxing!
Saturday it rained all day, but we still enjoyed ourselves just relaxing outside of BKK. We made friends with a few locals and ended up at a company's shrimp boil where everyone was trying to feed us and give us drinks. On Saturday night we randomly ran into one of our friends from BKK so on Sunday we all ended up hanging out at the beach where we had a bit of a photo session... below is one of our favorite shots from the day!
My only complaint (if you can even call it that) is about the roads. They only have dirt roads all over the island, and the taxi's consist of the back of a pick-up truck with two benches running along the sides. Its very bumpy and muddy, but nothing that will keep us from going back.
We were very sad to leave Ko Samet, but we definitely think we will be back before our time in Thailand is over. Below is us on the ferry back to Ban Phe where we caught our bus to BKK.
XoXo,
Nichole and Jenny
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