Ahh, the beach

Koh Samet (20)
Originally uploaded by emilymeyerson

Finally after two months in Thailand I was able to escape the city for three days at the beach. We went to Ko Samet which is the closest island to Bangkok and gets a lot of Thai people going there for the weekend. (Whereas a lot the islands in the south of Thailand are primarily touristy beaches).

We went to one of the quieter beaches on Ko Samet and it was perfect for a weekend away. I called Harry one night as I was on a hammock and realized I was twenty feet from the beach, twenty feet from my bungalow and twenty feet from the bar. Can't beat that. In the picture above I am sitting at the bar.

The water was warm enough to swim for hours, we even went in for a midnight swim. I finished a novel, sat in the sun, swam and even went for a snorkeling. Beer at 4:00 was a requirement.

The Thai people don't like to be in the sun so the beach would be empty until 4:00 in the afternoon. Most swim in their clothes too, very few were in bathing suits. Also, people seemed to come to the island for about 24 hours, most getting there Saturday mid day and leaving Sunday mid day. We, on the other hand, got there late Friday and stayed until midday Monday. I was with a great group of seven peace fellows from six countries. Pretty cool.