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| 250 baht per motorcycle, per day, driving license NOT required ! Why would anyone wants to cycle round island when they can motor-CYCLE ? |
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| Directly opposite the entrance to Am Samui Resort is this small construction yard. |
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| A few hundred meters away from the yard is this open laundromat cum petrol station. This was Claudine and VT's first stop in the morning!!! |
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| At the corner is Pada Restaurant but it was not opened when we were there |
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| Further down from Pada is a convenience store located at the edge of the river banks. |
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| Ducks by the little bridge. |
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| Checking out the Happy drinks for the team |
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| The price are pretty competitive |
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| Delicious Poultry!!! |
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| 8 am |
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| Breakfast at the resort |
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| We are finally ready to roll @ 9.30 am! We would have preferred a motorcycle each but our resort did their very best and only managed to rent 4 from a nearby rental. The other 2 belongs to the staff. |
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| Rolling...Nara-Taling Ngam Rd |
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| ...15 minutes later !!! Fuel up near Wat Khiri Wongkaram |
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| Approaching the Elephant Gate |
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| On Route 4170 |
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| Here comes the boys! |
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| View from The New French Kiss, a restaurant cum dive center. We were actually looking for the Coral Harbour Pier but took the wrong turn. The New French Kiss' Belgian owner wasn't too happy with our visit. They even disallow us to use their toilets!!! |
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| Lad Phangka Kammatthan Hin |
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| Lad Phangka Kammatthan Hin's sea front |
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| Monastery at Lad Phangka Kammatthan Hin |
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| Monastery at Lad Phangka Kammatthan Hin |
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| We left Route 4170 for Wat Phra Chedi So |
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| Wat Phra Chedi So |
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| Wat Phra Chedi So, sea front |
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| Na Muang Waterfall. You pass by a small local village and walk through a narrow lane decked by gift shops before coming to this wooden bridge. A dog will be assigned to lead you to the waterfalls whether requested or not. In the end, we fell in love with the dog |
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| Na Muang Waterfalls has many tiers. Note the first waterfall on the left |
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| There are many such bridges |
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| Second and Third tier with 2 pools |
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| We decided to trek further |
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| Cheers |
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| Some gave up trekking at the sight of Fourth Tier |
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| The rest pursued |
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| Things get a bit tougher |
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| Doggo did not encourage us to come here and stopped following us somewhere before this point!!! This is Fifth tier with another smaller body of water on the right but unfortunately we did not bring our camera over to the right as the level of difficulty becomes more intense. Perhaps it is a full wall of water during the rainy season? |
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| On our descent to join the others at Fourth Tier |
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| Reunited with Doggo during our descent from Fifth Tier, he followed us to Fourth Tier where everyone is waiting! Doggo deserved the grilled chicken which was shared with him |
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| Grandfather Rock |
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| Grandmother Rock |
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| The surrounding area of Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks (Hin Ta and Hin Yai) |
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| The surrounding area of Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks (Hin Ta and Hin Yai) |
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| 50 baht for coconut ice cream tells you its a popular tourist area |
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| Lad Koh View Point |
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| Lad Koh View Point. Claudine had a free coconut ice cream, compliments of the seller as it was the last piece for the day!!! |
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| Chaweng Lake with Pagoda Khao Hua Jook in the background |
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| Selfie while waiting for Raymond to buy his cigarettes |
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| On the way to Chaweng Beach. This is also the point where we lost Kelvin and Jasmine. They decided to turn back after this to attend a conference call. |
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| Riding a motorcycle is more tiring than cycling. It's time for tea break |
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| Fancy 99 Bar serves authentic Thai blood noodles |
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| Seriously yummy |
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| The dark colour is derived from blood |
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| Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai) |
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| Big Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Yai) |
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| Fisherman's Village |
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| Fisherman's Village |
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| Fisherman's Village |
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| Fisherman's Village |
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| Fisherman's Village |
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| On Our way to Tan Rua Waterfall |
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| It was a very steep climb and a 70 cc bike could not make it. Mindy had to step down to walk up the slope. However, without Mindy on the bike, it was still unable to climb the steep slope so Joyce had to push! |
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| Meanwhile, Mr Lim followed closely... |
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| Once the bike gained momentum and reached the top of the slope, Joyce jumped back onto the bike as pillion with Mr Lim |
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| We were advised by the locals to park our bikes at a clearing right opposite Secret Falls Coffee and walk the rest of the short distance |
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| Canopy walk to Tan Rua Waterfalls |
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| The walk is well maintained and free |
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| Midway is a cafe cum zip line |
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| Near the Tree Bridge Cafe |
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| Mr Lim decides to take the plunge. He was their last customer |
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| After suit up, he had to climb up the stairs. Here he is suspended and all ready to fly |
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| While he is zip lining, we continued the hike to Tan Rua Waterfalls |
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| Tan Rua Waterfalls with not much water |
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| Look at Mr Lim's return! |
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| His instructor caught up with him really fast |
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| Back on land, the end! |
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| Mr Lim gave all of us mango treats at Secret Falls Coffee |
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| Camping area below Secret Falls Coffee... |
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| ...comes with a clean toilet! |
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| The toilet area |
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| The outhouse sink at Secret Falls Coffee |
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| The outhouse sink at Secret Falls Coffee. It was 6.30 pm when we left the Falls. We rode till dusk before stopping for dinner at Bang Por Beach. Thereafter, we rode all the way back to Am Samui in the dark |
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