We checked out and got a taxi to drive us the 10 min drive to the bus stop. It was a nice new Toyota with AC and safety belts. The thought of getting out in the heat and start looking for a bus, maybe having to wait for an hour, did not seem too compelling. I bargained with the driver and got him to drive us all the way to Ban Phe, from where we would take a ferry out to Koh Samed. (Koh = Island)
The drive took about 2 ½ hours. Nice and easy. When we got there we went to the pier and jumped on the first boat to Koh Samed. The fare is 50B one way, but they will always try to sell you roundtrip fares with their company. Children are free.
Ban Phe Pier
The trip to the main pier at Koh Samed took about 30 minutes.
Having gotten our things well on land and looking around the pier I saw a familiar face. It was a good friend of mine from work. She, her sister and her sister’s boyfriend had just arrived.
They had been travelling Vietnam for a month and this was their first stop in Thailand. It is truly a small world. We arranged to meet later.
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