Stepping back in Thyme - Ko Phayam

We left the Similans with the wind on the nose, tacking back and forth unsure of where we would anchor. We finally rounded the point of Ko Ra to watch a flotilla of 50 or more fishing boats leave the port right before a torrential rain squall hit. Simon sent me up the front to keep a lookout and I only wished I had taken my shampoo with me!


We pottered around some deserted islands for a few days before heading to Ko Phayam near the Burmese border. It was like stepping back 20years. Small-scale tourism, friendly locals and older hippy tourists. We hired a motorbike – not sure why they insisted no riding on the beach given the roads???

Wanting to stay longer we decided to tackle some jobs here rather than rush back to town. Simon had to seek inspiration before cleaning the inside of the toilet plumbing. Toilet jobs not my cup of tea I made myself scarce and headed to the beach.

There was no more delaying, we really had to drag ourselves away and head south. The map shows our trip north from the Similans to Ko Phayam.