Sep.2022 Koh Pangan, Koh Tao       

Summary Though the number of corona cases has inreased in Japan when I visited Miyako and Tarama Islands.
I guessed the number of infected people pass the peak in August and may be decreasing in September.
However Japanese medias are still reporting the number of infected people every day,
it might be going away soon. So I planned to go abroad for the first time afte the pandemic.
Thailand is one of easing entry restrictions country. And then considering the season, it comes Gulf of Thai.
I chose Pangan Island where the nearest island from Sail Rock one of my favorite dive site.
Itinerary I had dived three days at Sail Rock last time, two day in tihis time and one day in Tao Island.
Almost of all airlines tickes to Bangkok are expensive due to high oil prices and weak yen.
So I chose the Vietnam Airlines, transiting Ho Chi Minh City and that is not inconvenient.
There was only joint ticket departing night, morning ticket was not held by Lomprayah.
I prefered domestic airline to joint ticket. One night stay near the Bankok Airport.
Next day heading to Samui Island, and then one night stay in Caweng.
Move to Pangan Island by ferry, then two days diving at Sail Rock. In addition, one day diving in Tao Island.
After that, back to Bangkok by Lomprayah's ferry and bus.
As the arrival in Bangkok is late night, one night stay at Khaosan, and one night near the Saiam.
Bangkok Just sleeping one night, I choose the hotel near the Airport.
Lat Krabang Staion next staion from the Suvarnabhumi .
I guessed I was able to get to the hotel easily by walk, but it was so hard to find the hotel after sunset.
Koh Samui For the first time for 7 years in Samui Island, and just one night in Samui.
Arrival in the evening, taking photos in the morning and moving to Pangan around noon next day.
 

Beach behind the hotel

Near the restaurant and bungalows

Passage through bungalows
 
 

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach

Caweng Beach
 
Samui~
Pangan
According to the reserch beforehand, the boat bound for Pangan depart from the Pralan Pier in Samui.
There is no public transportation to there,
so I asked the hotel to move the pier for THB500 including the boat fee THB350.
Waiting the departure time in the port as getting there somewhat early .
We about ten person were ordered to get on a small bus.
The bus took us to another port, I found out it was the Bangrak Pier.
Several hundred people got on the boat which was bound for Tao Island and stoped Pangan on the way.
I saw the boats bound for Samui from Pangan were small boat with outside engines and for 30 or 40 person later.
I gessed it changes the number of passergers flexibly.
 

Pralan Pier

Pralan Pier

Departure from Bangrak Pier

Departure from Bangrak Pier

Against the Samui Island

Arrival at Koh Pangan
 
Pangan Island From the port to the hotel, there were sharing taxis for THB150: for 5 or 6 person on the bed of a truk.
They don't start until full generally.
 

Seascape from the bar in the hotel

Beach from in front of the hotel

 
Diving Sail Rock Divers  1st day 1 Sail Rock Sail Rock 
2nd day Sail Rock  Sail Rock
Not quite clear, and not amazing blue sea at Sail Rock in this time. Less school of fish than usual.
 

Sunday Bazaar
 
 

Thong Sala Pier

Ferry :might be bound for Don Sak

Koh Tae Nai and fishing boat
 
Koh Tao Just one day's diving in Tao Island, I have thought 3dives in the day but 4dives actually.
The boat don't stop the Mae Haad Port, anchoring off the caot in th west side of Tao.
We were taken by cars and moved from the coast to the diving boat by small boats.
Diving boats anchored off the coast of the Ban's Resort at lunch time.
 

Near the anchoring place

Near the anchoring place

Near the anchoring place
 
Diving  Ban's Diving Resort Lighthouse Red Rock Wreck White Rock
  Bad visibility at Sail Rock, it was worse than Sail Rock in Koh Tao.、5m at better place, 1 or 2m at wore place. 
 

rare school

rare school

 
  One of reason why I went to Koh Tao was to see colorful Christmas tree worm.
 
 
To
Bangkok 
The same schedule from Tao to Bangkok as usual, having lunch in Chumphon.
The hotel in this time was next to the hotel last time.
 

Wat Benchamabophit

Wat Benchamabophit

Wat Benchamabophit


Squireel

Temple near the Khaosan Road
 
Last day Since the flight was evening, I went around the Siam after checking out.
MBK: there was Donque not Don Quijote near by, Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery.
 

Siam Paragon

Thai hotpot restaurant like conveyor belt sushi

Vivit color candy
 
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