Ko Pha Ngan
Trip Start
Oct 05, 2008
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Trip End
Dec 20, 2008
Ko Phangan, Thailand
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
We arrived on Ko Tao to find the taxi promised by our resort hadnt shown, and all the taxis were quoted ridiculous fares! Eventually we managed to find one that was part reasonable and headed out to our bungalow. The road to the bungalow went up and over the mountains in the middle of the island, and the road was only partly paved. For the rest we just had to hang on as we went flying over bumps and around corners!
Our resort was right on one of the quieter beaches, and we were staying in a bungalow just a few minutes walk from the beach. We had some lunch overlooking the sea, and then chilled out on the beach and on our bungalow balcony (that was equipped with a hammock). That night we had a couple of happy hour cocktails, and then discovered that the restaurant at our resort closed at 7pm (that would have been nice to know earlier!)
Again, our time in Ko Pha Ngan was relaxation! We spent all our time either on the beach, swimming, relaxing in our hammock, or eating and drinking. The only thing that was still worrying us was the unstable situation in Thailand, and the lack of helpful information we were receiving from our embassy. We ended up deciding to book an earlier flight out of Phuket to ensure that we would be able to leave Thailand (not fancying having Christmas in Thailand!)
