After a rough couple of days in Koh Phangan, we were ready for paradise on the other islands. We were impressed with the facilities at our resort but we soon realised Koh Tao is a bit pricier than what we were use to. We took advantage of the sun and spent the morning sunbathing then went to grab lunch and it started chucking it down. We chose to stay by a more remote beach instead of Sairee beach (more going on there) because we were expecting nice weather and wanted a this to a relaxing part to our trip. However once it starts there, it leaves you very restricted to what you can do, so we took a nap then later went to get some dinner.
Our second day in Koh Tao and it was still a bit cloudy but we were up early and went to get breakfast. I'd strangely been craving porridge so we found somewhere that had some porridge with banana and it wasn't badly priced either! The sun finally decided to make an appearance so we made the most of that and then planned to walk up to one of the viewpoints as we'd heard they are meant to be good on Koh Tao. But of course it decided to rain that evening and there goes that plan! Luckily the next morning the weather was stable but not good enough to sunbathed in, so we made the most of it not raining and went to John Suwan View point there, its south of Koh Tao, literally a 10 minute walk from us! We were exploring by the view point and came across Freedom Beach, which turned out to be right next to our beach with some boulders, rocks and the ocean splitting the two beaches apart. Despite the two beaches being split we found a way we could get back to our resort without having to climb all the way back up near the viewpoint and back. We climbed over the boulders and walked through a bit of the ocean and we were back to ours!
We wanted to meet up with Jenny that evening but she was staying on Sairee beach which isn't just a walk away! We decided to hire a quad, they're a little safer than the bikes out here! We met Jenny and some friends we'd met there and went to an amazing BBQ place which I'd so annoyed I didn't take a picture of. For just £4 I got a huge chicken skewer which had chicken, pepper, onion, pineapple and tomato on, then a side salad with a dressing, bbq sauce and a jacket potato. It was well needed! We were quite lucky with the weather the next couple of days, it definitely stayed on our side. We made the most of it and sunbathed pretty much the whole time, dipping in and out of the pool and ocean! Next up, was Phi Phi, so we packed our bags and got an early night. Well this was until Holly led on a hornet/bee/wasp (some asian bug) and got stung!
The next day was filled of travelling. From Koh Tao to Koh Phi Phi it takes 10 hours and unfortunately this is the only way you can get there! Its expensive too! We arrived in Phi Phi, and i've heard its paradise here! Jenny had a couple of days before us, before the weather got better (v. unlucky as she only had a week or so left!) so we decided to meet her for dinner and she took us somewhere called Cosmics! Its a chain on the island and there are three, however one is much cheaper than the other two and you can get strawberry daquiris for 50 baht (£1.) We made the most of these cheap drinks as 1) there tasted amazing and 2) Jenny planned on getting her tattoo that night so wanted to be a little tipsy before... She had been travelling for 4 months and always wanted to get one so she finally did it two days before she left!
Thursday 13th, the following day, was A level results day, and my friend Holly was due to get hers. It ended up being a successful day and she got into Portsmouth uni! So we spent the day and night (of course) celebrating! It ended up being a messy night for my friend Holly as she fell on some rocks in the ocean and broke her toe then later lost her Birkenstocks! After results day was over, it was time for Jenny to leave, she was heading home after 4 months, well first meeting her family for a holiday in Zante! But as strange as it was, as one friend left, the others arrived. The boys from Trent were coming to Phi Phi and we were both as surprised as each other!
We had already booked a boat trip for the following day so unfortunately they couldn't join us. This boat trip was up there with day with the elephants as one of the highlights of the trip! We snorkelled, went to Maya Bay, saw monkeys on the beach, kayaked in the ocean and sunbathed on the boat. We later met the boys and had a few drinks as we were leaving the day after the next day and wouldn't meet up with them again. Its strange how you come across people you've already met, everyone in asia seems to do a similar route where they either work their way up or down.
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