Day 4 - Surin Islands

A little French visitor with a painted face.
There are some foreign visitors, though not too many comparing to other famous beach.



We pack the tent and wait for the boat to get back to Khura Buri Pier where the renting van is waiting for us. It’s a place recommended you guys to consider if you are looking for where to go for a 3/4-day vacation.

Day 3 - Surin Islands

After a full night rest, I decide to join the morning snorkeling trip again. I should have known better of my inability about sea sickness. Anyway, I am well prepared by having little breakfast, but still donate it to the sea!!! We snorkel at Ao Suthep, Ao Mai Ngam.

So I spend my afternoon taking pictures. There are lots of big hermit crab and ghost crab on the beach.



Khung Ring and Aom Am spend their afternoon time on the big tree.

Day 2 - Surin Islands

Our group rents 2 boats for snorkeling trips:
In the morning, there are 3 areas for us to see the beautiful and unspoiled coral reefs and colorful fish: Ao Mae Yai (อ่าวแม่ยาย), Hin Gong (หินกอง), and Ao Tao (อ่าวเต่า). Though, it is very beautiful, and picturesque to see it by yourself; after the first stop point, I, who always get motion sickness, donate my breakfast to the sea and fish

The afternoon trip is to visit Morgan village, a sea gypsy village. Sorry, no picture since I am not quite capable of doing anything except wishing to be back and lay down on the white sandy beach.

Day 1 - Surin Islands

My first trip to Surin Islands at Phang-Nga province in the southern part of Thailand. At first I almost have to cancel the trip and contact our friend in the waiting list since I catch some cold from last weekend trip. Anyway, the trip is too tempting for me to skip it, so here I am at the “Mai Ngam” beach where we set up the tents. There are 20 persons in our group.

It takes about +/- 3 hours from the mainland to the islands. We board the boat arranged by Sabina tour.



AomAm, Khun Ring’s niece enjoys the ride on a single rope.
In the afternoon we walk from Mai Ngam beach to Khao Chong Kad beach.

A day trip to Amphoe Sam Chuk

After more than 10 back and forth emails, we finally agree to “Suphan Buri Province on this Sunday. Our first stop is at “Sam Chuk” or “100 year-old” market located on the bank of ThaChin River.



Received many warnings that the market is very crowded, so we start our trip very early in the morning. Our breakfast is at Steamed Rice in Lotus Leaf Bistro “ร้านข้าวห่อใบบัว”.



Next stop is at the Khun Chamnongjeenarak house which has been turned into a museum. It is well preserved as the old days. Here, our little lady guide is very patient with numerous questions firing at her. It is pleasing to see school children spending their free time for the good work of community for free. And to encourage her good doing, we give her some tips.



Then local ice coffee at “Tha Song” traditional café.




The above picture show how much that we shop just half way through the market trip. For me, I don’t have any particular food or Thai dessert stalls or shops to recommend if that is your main interest at this market. But the lively and well preserved old market atmosphere is there for you, if that is what you are looking for. And I would give my thump up for the local people for being able to revive this old place and it has become well known and worth a one-day trip from Bangkok.



As Pum has been proposed many times, we finally visit the “Bueng Chawak” for the aquarium and crocodile farm.

Khun Sivaporn's Birthday Party

A party is held at Le Grande Perle, River City. The view and the music are superb, but the "French" food there is not up to my expectation.



K.Sivaporn and Gen. Winai, each receives the Birthday Cake.


A very big box present from SOCCEF member.