Day 166 -- Surat Thani to Koh Samui

The day had finally arrived! Been looking forward to today for a while since I had booked the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort and Spa for a night using points before we headed to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon Party! On the boat at 8AM and we didnt leave until 10AM since we were waiting on the night bus from Bangkok which had broke down. Boat was well overcrowded, but a great time, since everyone was headed to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon. Ran into Pieter, Belgian guy I hung out with in Vietnam randomly on the boat....we had planned to meet in Koh Phangan. Anyways, first stop was Koh Samui and we got off, got our bags and had an adventure finding our hotel. None of the tuk-tuk drivers had any idea where we were staying at kept confusing Renaissance with Sunset...not sure how! I wasn't surprised since we were definitely the only backpackers who would ever go to a place like that. We finally ended up taking a taxi which set us back 400 baht....bungalows in the backpacker strip cost 400 baht for the night and we had to pay this on transport! Got checked in and the faces on the reception staff were priceless when they saw us with our big bags not needing any help from the attendants. Got settled into our room.....unbelievable. 2 big beds, flat screen tv, huge shower, patio overlooking the pool. Moved down to the pool overlooking the ocean, hung out on the beach...a true day in paradise. Food was ridiculously priced at the resort, but we had to suck it up since we were soo far away from town and just getting there would be a mission. Found a restaurant next door that was a little cheaper so we picked up some food and enjoyed the air-con in our room and watched Pulp Fiction which was on HBO. Great day...but as nice as it was it has to come to an end soon and cold showers in Koh Phangan are waiting for us...