9th December Time to leave Thailand :( As we still had the quad bike we ferried our bags to the tourist office where we had booked our transport before handing back the keys.Our ferry wasn't until 2pm so we wandered about for a bit before meeting Lynne and Elaine for a goodbye lunch.At 2pm, we were picked up in another 4x4 and taken to the dock.From there we took the boat to Chumphon where we had a 40 minute wait before a minibus transferred us to the t...

4th December Time to pack up and leave - was hell trying to pack up the rucksacks again. We all check out and catch the bus into town, grab a few last minute things and then catch another taxi to the ferry port. The ride over to Ko Tao was ROUGH! Started off alright but we must have hit some sort of storm as the seas became decidedly choppy! This was confirmed when we saw a water spout in the distance and slowly watched as it got bigger and bigger until it f...

December 1st Urrmmmm……spent the day chilling by the pool again - not that exciting but Lynne and Elaine (+ Lynne's sister) finally manage to get over. December 2nd (Full Moon!!!) We spent a few hours in the morning by the pool.....notice the trend?! In the afternoon we headed into town for a walk on the beach and to get supplies for the evening's festivities.The weather had clouded over a bit by the time we hit the beach, and the wind had picked up s...

November 26th After a nice little lie in, we decide to make the most of the facilities and spend all day chilling at the pool. I manage to get a bit sunburnt. November 27th Today, to mix things up a bit we chilled at the beach! The water over here isnt quite as clear as the East Coast Islands, but its still amazing. We were suppposed to be booking accommodation for Koh Phangan today for the full moon party, but we've left it too late and all the accommodation i...

November 22nd Another beach day. Consisted of lazing, swimming, more lazing some eating and some sleeping. November 23rd Today we were booked on to a tour of Koh Phi Phi and the surrounding islands. We were picked up by a pick up truck early doors and transported to the pier about 5 mins down the road. Here we got on to a speed boat. Like children me and Laura raced to the front to get the "best seats". Turns out they werent the best seats. As the bo...