After about an hour we stopped at an island to kayak and snorkel. We were using "Triaks" so it was us with Will in one and Dad, Claire and Eddie in the other. Surprisingly enough, we held our own with the rowing (or is it paddling?) and kept towards the front of the group! We went under a ledge of a cliff and through an amazing grotto/cave that was like something out of a movie! So cool. After a little while we both started getting really tired so we asked Will if he could be our cheerleader and cheer us on.. He said sure and after taking a few seconds to think of something, he came up with a cheer for Hannah: "Come on Hannah, you can do it! You're the best and you know best!" We both had the biggest smiles on our faces and requested a new cheer for both of us! Will's second cheer was: "You have the strength, you have the courage, you can do it straight away!" So adorable! We paddled until we arrived at a little beach and then we all got out to snorkel for a while! The water and the fish were beautiful and we also swam through a little cave (and Lucy got really scared!) Once we'd had our fun it was back to the boat! We had an amazing lunch onboard and played some cards with the fam and then we stopped at another tiny beach where we could get off the boat. When we got to the beach it was completely packed with other tourists, so we decided to walk up to the lookout and lagoon on the island. The walk ended up being much more of a climb because the stairs were more like a ladder - so steep!! We went up and up and up and couldn't believe that the kids could climb so many steps! It was worth it though when we got to the top because the view was breathtaking :)
We looked out and could see the most beautiful lagoon and decided that even though it was a bit of a detour, we really wanted to walk down to it and have a swim!
But when we got there the walkway was completely fenced off and a bunch of signs said "No Swimming" NOOOOOO! Drenched in sweat, we climbed backwards down the stairs ladder-style and finally made it to the beach! Phewww! We swam and ate ice creams and waited for the little speedboat to go back to the big boat. Then it was straight back to Koh Samui and back to the house where we had yummy take-away and packed to leave on Sunday!
Sunday was a traveling day - back to Singapore! We woke up early and headed to the beautiful outdoor airport..! It was all very smooth traveling and before we knew it, we were in our hotel which is so lovely! It's in Clark Quay and all of the buildings are beautifully decorated with pastel colors and lights :) AND to make it even better, there's a shopping mall under the hotel... Dangerous! Haha, but it was great because we headed down to the mall for lunch and got some delicious Udon noodles for an early dinner. Later on Nanna arrived - so good to see her! And we all got early nights in preparation for some fun days in Singapore!
