Sunset over Bophut village.

09.08

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After a few days of being so very lazy we’d all but melted into our sun loungers, Jason and I decided it was probably time to get out and explore the island a little. We wanted to try and find a balance on our honeymoon between spending enough relaxing days at our hotel that we’d come back refreshed, but also making sure we didn’t waste the opportunity to explore such a beautiful part of the world!

Our hotel was set about a five minute drive away from Bophut fisherman’s village, and so we hailed a cab (and by that I mean the lovely team at our hotel called one for us, and gave us strict instructions that if we got charged more than 400 baht per journey, we were being quite literally taken for a ride!), hopped in and headed into town to spend the evening exploring.

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Our first port of call in the village was the main street itself- a chaotic collection of awning-covered shop fronts, restaurants sending wafts of incredible cooking smells out towards us, and endless tiny stands all claiming to be serving Koh Samui’s Very Best Pancakes! The whole place was pretty set up for tourists, of course, but still kind of charming too!

We made our way through one of the little beachfront restaurants and set ourselves up at one of the tables they had on the beach at the back, ordered ourselves a round of drinks, and settled down to watch the sun begin to set over the bay. The waitress brought over a Singha (for Jason), and a strawberry daquiri (for me), and we sat and drank them whilst having yet another (you’d roll your eyes if you knew how much we talked about the wedding on honeymoon!) conversation about The Big Day. It’s been amazing to us both how we had such different experiences of the same day- we kept saying ‘do you remember when this happened?’ and ‘where you here for this moment, or that moment?’, and having our memories jogged by the photos our friends and family put on Facebook.

If I’m being honest with you though, I secretly only half listened to Jason whilst we chatted that evening, because I was so busy staring out to sea hoping so much to see dolphins in the bay…;) We spotted some in the distance during a boat trip we’d taken the previous day (the captain shouted that a pod were swimming nearby, and I almost fell overboard trying to get a better look!), but I had this dream that perhaps if we were really lucky, we’d see some leaping in the bay. It never happened, but it didn’t stop me gazing out at the water all day every day, just keeping my fingers crossed…

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Once we’d finished our drinks (Jason just as clear-headed after as his final sip as he was his first, myself…not so much. It was POTENT!), we wandered down the sand to the next restaurant along, whose name, in truly unhelpful blogger fashion, I’ve totally and completely forgotten.

Whilst the name of the restaurant wasn’t at all memorable though, the meal most certainly was. We ate Massaman curry, steamed rice, spring rolls, and I know I’m forgetting things again because it felt like we had at least half a dozen dishes on our table. The curry was *so* incredible though- rich and warming and decadent, and with a glass of Merlot on the side? It was heaven.

What I wore ::
Camisole – Abercrombie
Skirt – past season, similar here.
Bikini top – Monsoon (similar).

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The real highlight of the meal though came halfway through, and wasn’t food related at all. I glanced up at Jason mid-way through taking my fifty millionth mouthful of curry and rice, and caught sight of the sunset I’d been waiting for all evening lighting up the sky behind him. Spoons were thrown down, napkins fell to the floor (well, the sand, since we were eating on the beach and all), and I grabbed my camera just in time to catch a couple of photos of the dreamy, violet-hued sunset below. Wasn’t it a good one?

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Next to come? A walk through the palm trees, & our day spent driving a lap around the island…

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21 Comments
Posted in HOLIDAY, HONEYMOON, JASON, THAILAND, TRAVEL
  • http://www.shiftingtales.com/ Patti Blue

    Sounds like the perfect honeymoon! The pictures are so beautiful!
    Patti http://www.pattiblue.blogspot.com

  • BethStumbles

    Absolutely beautiful, you and your husband are a stunning couple. And ‘Bophut Village?’ never heard of it, but it’s definitely on the bucket list now :)

    xx Beth
    https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/bethstumbles-13058341

  • http://fjordsandbeaches.com Lisa // Fjords & Beaches

    Those photos are beautiful, would love to visit there some day! :)

  • emily couture

    Stunning photos :)

    emily xx

    emilycouture95.blogspot.co.uk

  • http://thelensaffairs.blogspot.co.uk/ Kimberley Miller

    Looks like a an absolutely gorgeous place. And that Fishermans village looked so quaint. I love it.

    Kim | http://www.thelensaffair.com

  • Pip {Cherries & Chisme}

    Wow, it looks absolutely stunning.
    Isn’t it funny going abroad and away from our strict spirit measures to generous free pouring?! Talk about culture shock!

  • http://www.brittonloves.co.uk Lauren S

    What a beautiful paradise, perfect location for a holiday! You look totally relaxed and with surroundings like this I’m not surprised :)

    Lauren x

    Britton Loves | Lifestyle Food Beauty

  • http://imogenscribbles.co.uk Imogen H

    That sunset is beautiful! Your honeymoon looks absolutely amazing and so, so relaxing. I’m also not surprised that you talked about your big day so much, that’s a really good sign! It shows that you both loved it so much!

    Imogen // imogenscribbles.co.uk

  • http://lizziedailyblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Elizabeth Rebecca

    What stunning pictures Rosie. What a fantastic place for a honeymoon.

    Lizzie Dripping

  • ninegrandstudent

    That sunset is breathtaking. I love Massaman curry so i doubly jealous as I’d love to try a really authentic one… x

    NINEGRANDSTUDENT: A Student Lifestyle Blog

  • http://www.annanuttall.com Anna

    Hi Rosie, I’m catching up on all your blog posts and they all look amazing!! I’m so jealous and you look so happy. xx I hope you are well and have a nice week.

    http://www.annanuttall.com/

  • Kathryn

    You look so stunning, sun kissed skin and freckles, what a beauty!

    Kathryn /Cherries in the Snow

  • Pili G

    I love this photos, looks like you are having a blast.This place looks so amazing, I’d love to go someday!

    Love

    Pili

    Records of my Troubles

  • CHG

    I am loving the honeymoon posts! Thailand is on my 5-year plan for vacations, so I’ve definitely been soaking these in. I blogged about our honeymoon here: http://farmbrews.blogspot.com/search/label/Abacos

  • Emma Hawthorne

    Stunning blog. A blog post of paradise for sure!

  • http://www.alittlelusciousness.com/ rosie alittlelusciousness

    Absolutely stunning! I love the jet skis all tied up in a row in the sunset photos.
    Rosie xx

  • http://www.laceandlilac.com Abby | Lace & Lilacs

    Such gorgeous photos <3

  • http://sallytangle.blogspot.co.uk/ Sally Crangle

    GAAAAAH ROSIEEEEEEE i am just LOVING how you’re putting these posts together!!! Your writing is just…PERFECT and it’s like stepping on a little journey reading about your time away.

    More more more!!!!

    Sal x

  • Lou

    You’re looking so fresh faced and relaxed!
    it looks so lovely there. Making me verrrry jealous!

    Lou
    naturallybeige.com
    xxx

  • http://en.emoi-emoi.com/ Lauren

    Wow, these photos are gorgeous! I loved Thailand when I went, and your honeymoon posts are making me so desperate to go back!

    Lauren x

  • http://caramellattekiss.com/ Georgina

    Looks beautiful, Rosie! Glad you guys had a good time, even without spotting dolphins.

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