Friends in Koh Samui

We arrived in Koh Samui on December 22 and were greeted by Ryan Luft and 2 of his friends (Adam from Texas, and Jonni from Finland) and their scooters. Andrew and I jumped on the back of the scooters and we drove to our hotel.

Soon after checking in, we had a drink at a bar overlooking the valley. Even though it was cloudy it was still beautiful.

Next, we went out for dinner, and then to a sauna. The guys twisted our rubber arms to head down to an Irish pub in Bo Phut (the village we are staying in) to grab a pint of Guinness.

On December 23 we went with Ryan to see his school and watch some Christmas plays his students were putting on. The kids were CRAZY.

After Ryan was done at school, Andrew, Ryan, Jonni and I went to a really nice hotel to enjoy its pool and grab a bite to eat. The pool was huge and had an amazing view.

Next, we went to a place they called "Sunset Mansion", which is an abandoned house from which Ryan and his friends have seen many beautiful sunsets. Unfortunately, the day was a bit cloudy, but we still enjoyed the view.

On December 24 we went "hotel shopping" to find a hotel for December 26-29. After scooting around the island for the afternoon we went for dinner at Fisherman's Village, for drinks at a restaurant Ryan and his friends frequented called Addy's (where we ate 90% of our meals), and to "Jack Bar" to play pool and hula hoop.

On December 25, Andrew, Ryan and I caught a ferry to Koh Phanang, an island 1 hour away from Koh Samui that is known for its full moon parties. In Thailand, tourists order "buckets" of alcohol, which consist of 1 mickey of alcohol of your choice, 1 can of pop, and 1 can of Red Bull, all mixed in a plastic bucket with at least 4 straws and some ice. Since we hadn't had a bucket yet we each decided to order one.

We had a really good time, to say the least. Here are a couple of pictures from the evening:

Here are fire spinners.

I declared it my mission to steal something glow in the dark from somebody during the evening, so I danced up to this poor guy, took his glasses off his face, and danced away.

A picture of Andrew and I... and my glow in the dark glasses.

On December 26 we went back to Koh Samui and met up with Jonni and Adam to go to Mission Impossible. After the movie, we went for a pint at the Irish pub.

The morning and early afternoon of December 27 was spent sunbathing at our hotel. After that, we met up with Ryan and Jonni. We went for a cruise and had a beear at "Sunset Mansion". This is me and Jonni up on the deck. As you can see, I am laughing. Jonni was hilarious, and had us cracking up all the time.

Next, we had a drink at Friend Bar in Mae Nam village. Here is a group shot of us (the only one we have I think). From left to right: Rue (a South African teacher at Ryan's school), Andrew, Ryan, Adam, Me and Jonni.

After that we went to a beach in Chaweng (the touristy part of Koh Samui), had a hookah, and lit candle lanterns into the sky.

On December 28, we spent some more time around the pool, hung out with Ryan for the day, and did some shopping in Chaweng.

It was really nice having people show us around in Koh Samui and being able to scoot around the town. We had a really good time with Ryan, Jonni and Adam, and wished we could have spent more time in Koh Samui with them.