Not the most exciting of days, but an interesting one nonetheless. We had no plans for the day until we headed to the airport, so we went into town and decided on enjoying a nice Khmer massage. This essentially means that I had a girl of about 15 pound the snot out of me for an hour. The worst part was that I asked for the "light" massage. After what felt like an eternity of being physically assaulted, we walked around some more, bought a few of the items we had seen and desperately wanted (although I wish I had bought a new pair of shoes), and it all cost so little.
We made our way out to the airport a little after noon, for our late afternoon flight. Little did we know the the airport actually closes from 9 am until 2 pm. Scratch that... the airport LOCKS from 9-2. thankfully the restaurants are on the outside of the restaurant, so Andrew and I enjoyed a nice meal at Dairy Queen. The sight of which could mean only one thing... first hot dog in months. Sadly, the hot dog was not quite as I expected, and was quite a let-down. The DQ was good for one thing though... getting in a quick nap, something that would become a little bit of a habit of the next week or so.
We got through the awfully small, but still very nice airport at Siem Reap, and boarded the BangkokAir flight (yes, our 4th airline in 4 flights) for Bangkok. We had a 3 hr wait for our next flight to Koh Samui. Thankfully, BangkokAir gave us access to one of their lounges for free internet and snacks.
We arrived in Koh Samui at just after 9 and got a room in a motel. It wasn't anything special, and unfortunately had just one bed. The bathroom was about 3 feet wide, and about 30 feet long. At least it was near the beach... the first of our trip. Andrew went to bed early, while I walked next door to a beachfront bar and started chatting with a couple of guys from Newcastle. I haven't a clue what either of them said. There were some people lighting these paper lanterns which would float away into the night and simply disappear. After a couple of beers, I also decided to crash, having to catch a ferry at 8 am the next day.
We made our way out to the airport a little after noon, for our late afternoon flight. Little did we know the the airport actually closes from 9 am until 2 pm. Scratch that... the airport LOCKS from 9-2. thankfully the restaurants are on the outside of the restaurant, so Andrew and I enjoyed a nice meal at Dairy Queen. The sight of which could mean only one thing... first hot dog in months. Sadly, the hot dog was not quite as I expected, and was quite a let-down. The DQ was good for one thing though... getting in a quick nap, something that would become a little bit of a habit of the next week or so.
We got through the awfully small, but still very nice airport at Siem Reap, and boarded the BangkokAir flight (yes, our 4th airline in 4 flights) for Bangkok. We had a 3 hr wait for our next flight to Koh Samui. Thankfully, BangkokAir gave us access to one of their lounges for free internet and snacks.
We arrived in Koh Samui at just after 9 and got a room in a motel. It wasn't anything special, and unfortunately had just one bed. The bathroom was about 3 feet wide, and about 30 feet long. At least it was near the beach... the first of our trip. Andrew went to bed early, while I walked next door to a beachfront bar and started chatting with a couple of guys from Newcastle. I haven't a clue what either of them said. There were some people lighting these paper lanterns which would float away into the night and simply disappear. After a couple of beers, I also decided to crash, having to catch a ferry at 8 am the next day.
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