January 8/9, 2018

Hello from paradise! ♥

It's already been two weeks since I boarded the plane in Düsseldorf. Why does time pass so quickly??? Can someone please slow down time?

08/01/2018: Sophie and I had our last breakfast together on the beach in the morning and generally spent the morning at the beach before Sophie took the ferry from the pier to Chumphon and then took the overnight train to Bangkok.

Goodbye, Sophie! See you in France! ♥

In the afternoon, I made myself comfortable by the pool with a book (thanks again, Grandma!), but I quickly met four Germans who have been traveling since October and now want to do their Open Water Diver course on Koh Tao. So, I don't have to worry about not meeting anyone. Travelers are often very open and sociable people, and if you don't choose those who only brag about what they have seen in their lives, you can hear some interesting stories.

In the evening, Naz and I rode his moped to a viewpoint on the island to watch the sunset. The last part we had to hike - or rather climb - because the viewpoint itself is rather inaccessible. By the way, the roads and traffic here on the island are catastrophic. First of all, it's confusing enough that we drive on the left side of the road here, and then everyone drives like crazy! Call me overly cautious or even a coward - but if I can avoid it, I definitely won't voluntarily be a road user in Thailand again. The roads are, of course, not paved, so the lightweight motorcycles without grip can slide away on the sandy surface. And there are huge holes in the road everywhere. Sooo dangerous!

But the little hike was totally beautiful (only the flip-flops were rather disadvantageous 😅). The trees look so different here, somehow like broccoli. The sounds are also completely different. The birds sing different melodies and there is a hissing, chirping, and rustling in the bushes everywhere.