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.