Goodbye to Oz, hello to Thailand (again)

After a smooth handover of the van, I had a full day to get all my pictures uploaded to the internet. The upload speed was the best I had so far, so you should be able to see all my pictures online now. It might seem quite a lot of pictures, as I also use the internet as a backup. As you can see, I use Picasa and increased my available disk space to 10 GB total for only US$20 per year. With the current exchange rate, a steal for having it as a way to show my pictures and as a backup!

I rented a car to get to Dunsborough again, to see Nicole & Co a last time before returning to Thailand. After all, I don’t know when I will see them again, although they have some vague plans of coming over to The Netherlands and show her little strawberry to her family and friends. It was really nice to see hear again. The weather was very wet and much colder and with no central heating in buildings, quite chilly.

On the 23rd, I left Dunsborough very early for Perth, as I had to return the rental car at noon at the airport. After a smooth 3½ hour drive, I was on time, but had to wait for another 8 hours at the airport before my flight would depart. I could of course have gone later and extended my rental, but it was okay to stay out there for that time. Tiger Airways had several options to limit cost for excess baggage, such as a sports equipment option and pre-pay further excess baggage, so that was not too painful.

I arrived in the middle of the night in Singapore, where I had to wait again several hours for my connecting flight to Phuket. And in Phuket, I would have to wait again several hours for flying to Samui. It was okay to travel so extensively, as it was the cheapest option and I was in now hurry.

So, after a total of 36 hours of travel, I got back to Koh Samui and it feels good to be here. Leaving Oz and be back to this island does feel a bit like going home. I will be staying here for a few days to sort out some business and I already got my stitches in my leg removed. It will take several days before I can jump into the water again. That is fine, as it is currently very quite down here. I am now thinking of moving to Koh Tao by the end of the week, so keep an eye out for further postings from Samui or Tao!

Sawadee Krab!