We arrived in Surat Thani, towards the middle of the Thai / Malay peninsular about 7:30am. The night train wasn't great. The heat was obviously there, but the sleep deprivation occured as the carriage lights remained on all night and the driver changed gear like a learner driver everytime he pulled away from the station. Still the morning groggy ride through the southern Thai countryside was rewarding. Looking at the landscape where most the Vietnam films were shot during the 80s and 90s. The journey to pier took much longer than I remember 8 and 10 years ago. Nevermind we managed to ignore the hard sell of a ride the Mae Nam beach where we intended to stay. From experience, I remember hordes of guest houses sending reps to meet farang off the boat to sell a place to stay, but this time it didnt happen. Instead we got a cheap shared taxi the Mae Nam and found a great little bungalow off the beach for about £10 a night. We like it so much we have resigned to stay here for the next 10 days. Everyday the beach on our door step, just writing, reading abnd relaxing if it kills us. The sea is wonderful off this coast of Ko Samui. You don't have to walk far to be up to your neck in the bluest refreshing sea. Also Mae Nam is very secluded compared to busy Chaweung in the south east of the island, where our friends are staying on the 21st. I counted no more than 5 others sharing the immediate beach with us. The water is not freezing but refreshing enough that the heat is no longer a problem at all. Tired from lack of sleep since arriving in Thailand I crashed on the beach and was woken by my own snoring. I'm not sure what there will be to blog about as we are staying put and reserving funds as best we can. The next stop after this is undecided.
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