So the last 8 days we have been in Koh Tao, 30 miles north of koh phangan. We got the lomprayah catamaran ferry over which took about an hour.
We stayed in an interesting place called the Queen Resort, which was a bit dilapidated but we had a bungalow perched on top of some boulders that went down into the turquoise sea.
The owners were stereotypically thai, with 5 pet dogs plus 7 ducks, numerous doves and our favourite a pet squirrel! The lady was probably in 50s and took the dogs down to the beach everyday for a swim and then swam the length of the bay herself, which was pretty impressive!
We went swimming in the sea everyday and borrowed the snorkels available. The water was so hot, not too different to having a bath, but much cooler than being in the midday sun. It was incredibly clear and you could see all the different coral, which were teaming with a huge amount of fish most species we'd never seen before. On our last day we hired a sea kayak and went to a tiny picturesque island close by called Koh Nangyuan it's a protected island and is only open until five for visitors. Unfortunately on the way back it was just about to start thunder storm and the wind was quite hard to fight on the return journey.
We had a few really nice meals, one in particular was exceptional, James had tom yam soup (coconut milk, ginger, chilli and lemongrass) followed by a fried rice dish that was incredibly spicy but full of flavour. Poppy had no name seafood fritters, these were enormous and full of lemongrass, ginger served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce and then a Prawn rice dish.
We are now back in Bangkok and are heading up to Chang Mai tomorrow, this is the old capital and is supposed to be a bit more relaxed than Bangkok and we are going to see the Elephants!
Hope everyone is well
James and Poppy
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