Dateline: Ko Samui, Thailand. We just raised the hook, and left this beach resort on an island along the southern peninsula of Thailand, on the Gulf of Thailand side. It is relatively far south but doesn’t have the large Islamic population that some of southern Thailand has. As we commented earlier, it has the same feel that any third world beach resort has, plus elephants and rubber plantations which are somewhat unique to this region.
It is early February, we are north of the equator so it is winter, and the temperature is very nearly 90°F. Why? Because the equator isn’t far south of here. We will dock at Laem Chabang, a port for Bangkok, early tomorrow morning and disembark. This will have been our longest cruise ever, totaling 32 days, and a nice one too. Now we face the long trip home: an hour+ drive, two long, dreary flights, and another multi-hour drive. The only plus is crossing the dateline and getting back the day we lost on the trip here.
