Our last night in Bangkok, the early flight and the sick bag!

Our last day in Bangkok involved us extending our visa so we could stay in Thailand longer only to find out we could only have another 7 days due to coming in overland - gutted but there you go. The plan for the evening was to meet up with Jo, go to a skyrise bar for one drink then head home for dinner which Rach cooked and then a relatively early night seeing we had an early flight the next day. Well - all three stages happened, however, we stayed longer at the Vertigo bar drinking and admiring the striking views of Bangkok and secondly Jo wanted to show us a bit more of Bangkok after dinner. So after a bite to eat we went to the Pang Ping area of Bangkok with Jo and her friend Jenny. Several Sambucas were consumed and while Mark watched tennis on the TV the girls danced away until the early morning! We got home around 2am and needed to be up in 3 hours! Rach took herself off to bed (fully clothed) while Mark finished the Baileys she had asked for and chatted to Jo.

The next morning (3 hours later) we were up and finished the packing. Fortunatley the taxi ride to the airport didn't take long and we'd already checked in on-line the day before. With no time to spare we walked straight to the gate and boarded the aircraft. As we took off Rach reached inside the pocket in front of her to get the sick bag! She spent the majority of the 45 minute flight in the toilet not feeling her best! We arrived in Ko Sumui and got a taxi to our hotel. We are staying in a resort just away from the one of the main beaches that has a beautiful pool. Unfortunately when we arrived we went straight to bed and didn't surface until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The much needed sleep was just what Rach needed and despite still feeling a bit ropey she was feeling up for a walk and explore. We went down to the beach and sat of the white sand watching the sun set. After dinner despite the daytime sleep we hit the sack early determined to make more of the next day.

Left over pizza from last night was the mornings breakfast! We then headed down to the front to hire a moped to explore the island. Ko Samui is relatively small so we made our way round stopping off at various beaches until it was time for lunch. Some of the beaches away from the main tourist areas are beautiful - the tourist areas reminded us of Benidorm! After returning to the hotel we spent the rest of the day chilling by the pool - very relaxing! Tonight we again went out on the moped and headed for the centre of Bo Phut, finding a quiet restaurant on the beach we sat and gazed out across the sea looking at the sparkling lights of Ko Phangan - our next destination. We head there tomorrow lunchtime on the boat.

Love to all at home.

Rach & Mark. xxx