We stayed only one more night in Koh Phi Phi. The island is really small and we felt like we had explored its entirety. Not to mention that there was quite a bit of construction going on and the roads were covered in mud. We spent our last night at Harmony House, which was less about harmony and more about drunk teenagers screaming until 4:30 in the morning. But Phi Phi is all about partying so we just covered our ears with our pillows and slept through it. To get to Koh Samui, which is on the east coast we took a ferry to Krabi (2.5 hours) then a bus from there to the opposite coast (3 hours) and finally we got to Koh Samui by taking one last ferry (another 1.5 hours). The whole trip took us the day, and we got to Koh Samui around 7PM. We found a small guest house that was offering air con rooms at 500 baht per night (less than 10$ each) but it turned out this place was a good 25 minute walk from all the action. We spent two nights there and then upgraded to the local trendy beach club Ark Bar. The first night we were in Koh Samui we went for a sushi dinner at a nice restaurant. We seriously thought the trip would mean no sushi for 6 weeks and I just didn't know if i could handle it (guess it looks like I won't be able to last through pregnancy either). After a dinner of sashimi bowls and rainbow rolls we met up with some Montreal girls we met in Chiang Mai who were staying at Ark Bar. We drank by the beach and vibed to the house music pumping over the loudspeakers. This place definitely felt less like Thailand and more like Montreal on a nice summer night (with a little beach and sand added to the mixture). We spent the night laughing and gossiping about life back home. We headed to a nightclub called Green Mango and then called it a night. Katie and I made the long trek back to our hotel trying not to be attacked by local dogs and avoiding weirdo strangers.
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| Sushi at last! |
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| Green Mango |
The next morning of my life was not the best. After figuring out that I had only eaten a sushi dinner, small cup of gelato and brushed my teeth in the local water (all of which Katie had done) the cause of my sudden onset "illness" was unidentifiable. I spent the morning in bed and then finally decided I could lie on the beach at Ark Bar. We spent the day on the beach (wow, this vacation is getting more adventurous by the minute) and then went to a BBQ restaurant promising all-you-can-eat for dinner (could have been a disaster). The girls were planning on going out afterward but I crawled back to the guest house and slept a good 14 hours. This was probably one of my better decisions because I woke up feeling okay, and by the end of our third day I felt back to normal.
Day 3 also brought another little treasure. One of our good friends Lesley, from back home knocked on our door and we all screamed and hugged because how often do you get to hang out with a bunch of friends in Thailand? We went out for Thai food and after much convincing (ok maybe only a little convincing) we made Lesley extend her 10:30pm bedtime so we could go out and have a few drinks. We chilled at a place on the beach, had a blue margaritas and smoked apple flavoured shisha. The island was quieter than usual, probably because everyone is already on Koh Phagnan, getting ready for the Full Moon party.
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| Barb and Lesley Reunited!! |
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