8th January 2014... Rosie Treks Koh Tao

Today, Rosie and I ventured around the island.  What started out as an 1 1/2hr trek, turned into a 5hrs   ..we might have got lost a little but everyone, this is Koh Tao and markings are far and few between.  We did manage to get a ride to the top of one of the hills in a bike/side car thingy  ..a bit odd really, the guy stopped and said “get in” so we did, no questions asked   …you’d never do that anywhere else.    After walking though different resorts, taking a lucky guess at which trail, road or stairs to take, we managed to come across a snake, well I walked over one LOL, huge monitor lizards and chose a road which came to a dead end so had a steep climb all the way back  ..I must add that we chose the right hour to go out, midday, so sun blazing down and red faced we chuckled away …every corner, road, pathway was a new adventure.   

We eventually arrived at a beach which had life on it, so we decided to stop and have lunch which was very tasty indeed.  We had to laugh as we’d chosen easiest route in the book and yet we’d got lost   …I don’t know!!

Some of the roads were very steep but we took in the beauty of our surroundings, watching the squirrels run along the electric lines, admiring the modern day street lighting ...

We came across the grounds of the trance festival which went on for 4 days over  NY  …hammocks, tents, wall hanging, electrical equipment, speakers were still piled up  …after  exploring a bit and finding a few coins  ..we got back on the road to nowhere where and then looking across the ravine, I could see my house in the distance  ..we where way off route but at least I knew exactly where we were  ….not that you could ever really get lost on the island.    

 So after a steep trek downhill, we hit the main road and headed into Chalok  ..the quieter end of the island  …on route we came across this cheeky little monkey, who looked very bored and frustrated tied up.   

There used to be wild monkeys on the island but the only ones now are used to take down coconuts.  After a short walk, we popped into New Heaven dive resort to have a look at 9 month ole baby turtles they have for release.

After an exhausting day and getting a free lift back to Mae Haad, Rosie and I had a bit of a snorkel and then went back to the hotel for a nice cup of tea.