Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Day 485: Kayaking in Koh Tao

Today, we decided to rent a kayak to paddle over to the small island Koh Nang Yuan, just off the coast of Koh Tao. Kayaking towards the island was hard work though: the currents worked against us, and the waves produced by all the small and big boats constantly threw us off course. On the bright side, we got to see the fancy bungalows at the north end of Koh Tao's main beach.


And, of course, the colors of water, sky, beach, rocks and vegetation were just fantastic.


When we arrived on the island, we discovered that we only had 170 Baht with us - but the island's entry fee would have been 100 per person. The girl in charge of collecting the fees called her boss, and he decided that a 15 Baht discount wasn't possible. Instead, he insisted on kicking us off the island straight away. We managed to negotiate a five-minute break - I was really exhausted from paddling against the currents - but then we had to be on our way again. Luckily, the way back was much easier, and we even found a tiny secluded beach where we could do some snorkeling. Beautiful!