mARTin-on-tour.demy travel blog

We get up at about 9am and have a nice breakfast close to the beach. After we pack our luggage we rent a jeep which turns out not to work that well. We switch to an air-conditioning one with an automatic gear. Thai people drive on the left side of the road like crazy. After stopping at a funny petrol station with “cheap” fuel (33,50 THB for normal fuel) we drive the main road to look for accommodation.
The Sundays Sanctuary Resort & Spa is a bit hidden away from the main road but Sin Sze is a great navigator. The resort looks very nice and it looks there are not many guests. They have a huge pool with black tiles sourrounded by palm trees. It’s like a mini tropical forests. We take a rest, pack some stuff for the beach and drive counterclockwise around the Island.
At lunchtime we stop at the governmental area Nathon and have some nice delicious and affordable food, dead spider in the rice included. Back in the car we continue driving. Sin Sze find a hidden beach “Lipa Noi” in the west which is perfect for the sunset. There are no tourists, only some locals. We are swimming in the nice warm and very calm water until the sun is set.
In the evening, we stop at Chaweng, the most popular area on the Island. We enjoy our dinner at the Ninja Creps, wich is a very cheap very causual 24h open restaurant.
We arrive 10 minutes too late to the Sundays. The reception is already closed and we left our key there. After lock picking, we find out the the electricity only works when the magnetic key is inserted in the switch. We talk to the only other guest at the resort which also does not know how to contact the owner. We drive back to a shopping mall to try to get a magnet, unfortunately it is already closed. And a 24h open supermarket doesn’t sell magnets. So we drive back to the bungalow, unmount the switch from the wall, and with a small piece of wire we crack the electric circuit and finally get power. What an adventurous first night at the resort.