People rave about the sun and sandy beaches of southern Thailand, so what better place for a reunion with my folks, right?! Well, unfortunately for us, the weather did not want to cooperate this time around. Our first afternoon in Ko Samui, we were able to enjoy our beach front and sip cocktails on the patio furniture. However, after that, we were pretty much indoors. Good thing we got ourselves a nice and clean beach bungalow so that we could sit on our porch and watch the rain pour down and the hellacious winds blow for the next 4 days. Who wants fun in the sun when you can play cards all day, walk the beach in your raincoat and splash in the puddles? Check out the palms blowing below (the picture is hazy from the rain that was falling) and the rain -filled streets of Ko Samui.
We got over the hopes for sun and ended up being grateful for the moments when we just had cloudy skies and sheets of rain weren't coming down. We rented a car and toured around the island. It was an experience! The car was a piece of junk and with the rains, the water would actually splash up through the floor boards. White knuckled at the wheel, my dad battled the pools of water on the road and the fellow Thai drivers in order for us to explore the island and get out for a bit. After 5 nights and 4 full days of enduring the rain, we decided to try our luck on the west side, where we'd heard weather was supposed to be better. So we packed our bags, said good-bye to the lovely Home Bay Resort on Mae Nam beach and caught ourselves a ferry and then a minivan to cart us over to Phuket.
2 comments:
Joy! Hey Girl! How are you doing? What have you been up to? It looks like you're having tons of fun trapsing across the globe! How are you and the fam? Hope to hear from you soon!
joylynn! you're turning into a nitnoi--you look so thin! I'm glad Cookie was there to bring you treats. And speaking of Halloween care packages, JJ and I have been enjoying the plug-in Jack-o-lantern all season. ;)
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