Left the hotel at 11 am and went to the Freedom Beach at the south of Koh Tao. A small beach with beautiful surroundings. And lots of trees for shadow, which is good for a pale boy like me. But Chie stayed in the sun all day long.

We brought our snorkeling gears and went into the water at once. But the water was not so clear and we could not see so many fishes. Also, the water was quite shallow so the snorkeling was not so fun. But it was warm and possible to just stay in the water the whole day long. It was actually cooler to get into the water and than up on the beach in the shadow, then down in the water again when you were dry, than to stay in the water.

At 4 pm we got picked up and driven back to the hotel. Where we got into the pool to cool off. Then shower and car to Mae Haad for dinner.

In Mae Haad we walked around for a while. Chie bought a fly zipper, kind of a tennis racket but which electrify flies. And I rented a pair of fins for tomorrow, I did not bring any.

Mae Haad is a small place and we were finished after 15 minutes or so. Then we had dinner at Farango Pizzeria. Greek salad. Pizza. Coconut shake. Vodka and orange juice.

After dinner we got a ride back to the hotel by a guy who was originally from south part of Thailand. He and a lot of other Thai people come to the islands around Koh Samui to work. In their home towns they cannot get a job, or the job they can get does not pay as much as in the tourist areas. He told us that in Koh Tao he could make 1000 BHT, but in his home town he could only make 150-200 BHT a day.

His English was quite poor but we think he was saving up money to buy his own taxi car. And that he tomorrow was going home with a friend to celebrate something related to Buddha.

At the hotel we did not have to zig-zag around frogs this night. We could see only two. But still the wooap sound could be heard. We asked in the reception and our suspicion was right, it was a kind of a frog that made the sound.

It was a long day. It started around 5 in the morning. At 7:30 was our flight to Koh Samui. And at noon our ferry went from Koh Samui to Koh Tao. A two hours ride in air-conditioned catamaran. Before the ferry took off Chie and I had some time to spend laying on the sandy beach next to the ferry. Of course it was a stupid thing as I had no sun protection, and I got a little bit pink. But I heard pink was the fashion this year.

Arriving in Koh Tao we were welcomed by a person from the Thirwimarn hotel. And we got a ride with him there. Check in, and some relaxing in the lobby watching the beautiful view.

After unpacking our thing we went to have a late lunch and then hit the pool to cool off. And then it was time to get ready for dinner. We got a ride by one of the persons at the hotel, for a small fee. Then we did the town… Village… It took us 5 minutes. Just to locate where to buy water and other things like underwear, since I forgot to bring any.

Dinner was at Tong Thai restaurant. Just about when we were ready to go it started to rain. Or rather pour down. And thunderstorms. Needless to say we decided to stay a while longer.It took another 50 minutes or so before it finished. Then shopping water, Singha (Thai beer), and milk, among other things. And get a ride home.

At the hotel we had a new experience. A strange sound WOOAP, WOOAP or something. It sounded a little like whales on land. We still have no idea what it was, but a guess is that it was some kind of frog. Some other kind of frog was sitting almost on every one of the steps to our cottage. We had to zig-zag our way down. It was kind of fun, but we had to be quite concentrated not to step on any of them.

By the way, we also found out that we could not flush paper in the toilet in our room. So every time we need paper we either put it in the waste basket or take a shower instead. We decided to do the latter, so that we would not get a smelly bathroom.

Upon arrival in Thailand I checked in at the Amari airport hotel. Went to their gym and had an hours excersice. Then dinner  and reading until it was time to pick up Chie – she flew in from Tokyo and arrived past midnight.