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Today we traveled from Ko Tao back to Chumphon to stay here for two nights. We’re located 16 km away from town center at Hat Thung Wua Laen. It’s more a thai holiday area than a western tourists spot. So it’s less crowded and far more quiet than Ko Tao. Our bungalows are directly in front of the nearly empty beach..

Today we took a minivan from Chumphon to Ranong to directly hop on a slow boat ferry to Ko Phayam. We had cloudy weather and some rain during our journey. Hopefully the weather continues to be sunny for our last week island experience, fingers crossed…

Here you see some photos taken during travelling. This is a random Ranong street shot,

a panoramic photo of Ko Phayam during our arrival by boat

and finally Ao Yai photographed from Palm Beach Bungalows. This is really one of the most amazing places I’ve ever seen,

more from Ko Phayam commin’ soon..

This is Palmbeach Bungalows where we actually stay. The bungalow owner “Yuppie” is one of the best ‘Herbergsvaters’ and cooks I’ve ever had. The hut in the middle - the one behind the tree - is ours for the next few days.

It is the last accommodation at the south east end of Koh Phayam. The so called Long Beach, “Ao Yai”.

Here you see the sunset photographed yesterday directly from our bungalows, welcome in paradise ;-)

Today I rented a scooter again to explore Ko Phayam on my own. This must really be paradise! Check out some of my impressions.

This is the south end of Buffalo Bay, “Ao Khao Kwai”. A nice mangrove forest.

A little bit more north behind the mangroves.

Somewhere in the middle of the bay

And finally the north end

with it’s cute hippie bar pirate ship.

All in all this was a totally amazing day. The landscapes on Buffalo Bay are more differing as on “Ao Yai”. I’m absolutely flashed being here on this beautiful paradise island..

cya later

Yesterday me and Aline did a snorkling daytrip to Surin Island. A national park “near” Ko Phayam. The speed boat ride was god damn hard, the driver pushed it to maximum, sitting in front was not possible.

Nevertheless, the snorkling was totally awesome. We had cristal clear water and sunny weather, perfect conditions. We saw a lot of corals, a billion of colored fish and I saw three sharks of like 1.5 meters size. Sadly I don’t have a waterproof camera - next time snorkling in such great area I’ll definitely look forward to buy some under water filming equipment in advance.

One of the 4 snorkling spots we visited at Surin Island.

Today I’m leaving Ko Phayam to get the night bus to Bangkok. This is the final image showing the peer during my departure.

See you soon back home!

“Choke Dee”