March 31st, 2007
This morning we discovered the ‘free’ internet in the business center…okay, this is the 1st time on this trip where anything at the hotel was free….we felt as if we had struck gold, and sadly enough the 2 of us were quickly attached to the computer screens!
We shuttled back to Nathon where we rented a 115cc Yamaha Mio Scooter for the day. At $5, this was a steal..and gas to get us around the 60km long island wound up costing only $1.50. Many of the locals here travel via motorcycle or moped so it didn’t take us long to figure out the rules and etiquette of the road (re; stay left in the ‘bikers’ lane, and do NOT attempt to pass on the right as many other bikers and vehicles may be close by!)
Our 1st stop was Chewang Beach, Samui’s largest and most popular beach on the east coast. Once the ‘wow-factor’ wore off, Hat Chewang was just like the many busy large beaches we’ve been too; nice turquoise warm waters, sea doos busting the waves, topless bathers and several beach side bars/restaurants. We parked ourselves for a couple of hours, got in some sun rays and enjoyed some dessert before we continued our way south back towards Nathon.
Our last stop was to view the famous ‘grandfather/grandmother’ rocks aka Hin Da & Hin Yai. Apparently these 2 rocks have been slowly chiseled by the sea, wind and rain into somewhat accurate representations of male and female genitalia. After closer look, these things are hilarious….(I’m thinking about sending my pix to Maxim Magazine with my captions)
We concluded the evening with a quick eat at Coffee Island, a cheap café just across the street from the tour-operator office.
This morning we discovered the ‘free’ internet in the business center…okay, this is the 1st time on this trip where anything at the hotel was free….we felt as if we had struck gold, and sadly enough the 2 of us were quickly attached to the computer screens!
We shuttled back to Nathon where we rented a 115cc Yamaha Mio Scooter for the day. At $5, this was a steal..and gas to get us around the 60km long island wound up costing only $1.50. Many of the locals here travel via motorcycle or moped so it didn’t take us long to figure out the rules and etiquette of the road (re; stay left in the ‘bikers’ lane, and do NOT attempt to pass on the right as many other bikers and vehicles may be close by!)
Our 1st stop was Chewang Beach, Samui’s largest and most popular beach on the east coast. Once the ‘wow-factor’ wore off, Hat Chewang was just like the many busy large beaches we’ve been too; nice turquoise warm waters, sea doos busting the waves, topless bathers and several beach side bars/restaurants. We parked ourselves for a couple of hours, got in some sun rays and enjoyed some dessert before we continued our way south back towards Nathon.
Our last stop was to view the famous ‘grandfather/grandmother’ rocks aka Hin Da & Hin Yai. Apparently these 2 rocks have been slowly chiseled by the sea, wind and rain into somewhat accurate representations of male and female genitalia. After closer look, these things are hilarious….(I’m thinking about sending my pix to Maxim Magazine with my captions)
We concluded the evening with a quick eat at Coffee Island, a cheap café just across the street from the tour-operator office.
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