Koh Samui Celebrations!

The island of Koh Samui was a great little place to celebrate Sup's 26th birthday and our 10 year anniversary!

Having travelled most of the big day on a ferry and bus combo we settled into our new home and then ventured out onto the beach in the evening to explore. Our anniversary dinner was to be an incredibly romantic candlelit Thai curryfest with a seafront view on luxury sunbeds on the beach. To make it even better we had free entertainment in the form of firework rockets and Thai 'good luck' lanterns that were repeatedly being launched into the sky – I of course tried to convince Sup that I had planned all of this for our special occasion!

To counter the disappointment of a young guy who eagerly wanted to sell drugs to us, we politely declined and instead agreed to buy a lantern from him so that we could bless our anniversary in true Thai style. As we lit the lantern, watching it burn brightly as it floated away into the starry night sky, we allowed the reality of our 10 year journey to sink in, and felt truly blessed. (note – this is exactly why Sup wouldn't let me write the Koh Lanta engagement blog, LOL!!). Before returning home we were treated to our 3rd fire display of the night – some martial arts masters showing off their impressive pyrotechnic skills with fire poi – a spectacular sight indeed.

On returning home to a throng of topless young Thai guys wearing pants and leather studded belts, we soon realised that we may well have inadvertently booked into the gay district of Koh Samui. I enjoyed a good old giggle as the cheeky guys tried to flirt with a horrified Sup and the 'Boyzone' club and men's massage suddenly seemed glaringly obvious...!

The next day I was up bright and early in order to get a delicious slab of brownie and some candles from the local deli and to sing Happy Birthday to my long suffering fiance! (Anyone who has had the misfortune to hear me sing will agree!). We had a lovely birthday meal and chilled on the beach with chilli chicken sticks while Sup came to terms with being nearer 30 than 20, although the sunshine, beach and glorious sea certainly seemed to take the edge off.

Another moped adventure took us on a tour of the island on our final day, and the sights in Koh Samui turned out to be interesting to say the least...the infamous 'granddad' rock brought quite a crowd of giggling tourists as you would expect.

By now we had lost count of the waterfalls we had encountered on our journeys, but we still raced on to see the sight, especially as it gave us a chance to see the elephants, although we agreed to save our elephant trek for later on in Chang Mai. Seeing a forest full of these gentle giants was a lovely experience, and then we were off again on our way back to enjoy the last of the sun on the beach.

Having been approached a total of 6 times in a space of 10 minutes by various sellers of food, clothing and general junk, we decided that perhaps Koh Samui was a little less chilled than our previous Thai destinations. The scores of Italian Stallions in their tight Speedos with their bronze, thong clad ladies trotting alongside them also gave the game away as to the package tour feel of the place and suddenly we realised we may well have been the only scruffy backpackers on the crowded beach for a change!

Our final meal in Koh Samui was of course Thai red curry for Sup, but for me – I mus apologise in advance for being such a Philistine, but the pizza craving was too strong for me to resist. And I didn't regret my choice one slice!

That night on the beach, a relaxing Thai massage was the perfect end to our 4th Thai destination. And when I say relaxing, I mean in the 'bone breaking' sense of the word...these little Thai women can bend steel! As we lay listening to the sounds of the sea, our legs and necks were pummeled and cracked and we had the entire weight of a human being concentrated on the small of our backs. At one point, I opened my eyes to come face to face with my torturer, a young Thai female grinning sadistically as she entwined her whole body with mine and turned, forcing me to bend ridiculously with her, vaguely reminiscent of a WWF move, I felt sure! It was actually a great experience and we felt refreshed and surprisingly relaxed afterwards, psyched and ready for our next big adventure in Turtle Island, the magnificent Koh Tao.

written by

SupandNic on September 21, 2010 from Ko Samui, Thailand

from the travel blog: Sup and Nic's World Tour!

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