It is a divine location. The view changes with the tide, light and weather. That is Koh Samui in the background, the odd ferry passes through the deeper water in the distance and the lagoon is mostly about knee to waist deep, protected by the coral reef.
We have a lovely beachfront house here on Ban Tai beach in the island of Koh Phangan on the East Coast of Thailand. Here is a map of where we are.
Our house is 2 bedroom and small, but ample space for the 4 of us, and our living space extends to the outside shaded patio, when it is not too hot. To cool off, we have a bath-temperature plunge pool, the sea, and a larger pool behind which we use when another house is unoccupied. We also have sea breezes, aircon and fans.
For the first few days we had no hot water, which meant that the shower was still quite warm, but that the sea and pool were warmer ! And now we have figured out that the hot water comes out of the blue tap and requires a little patience, we also have hot water. Although last night we had no water at all, but fortunately Mike had been briefed on how to fix that !
The kitchen is small with a big fridge and a small cooktop, and has a bare minimum of cooking implements, so we are continuing to eat out for most meals - no hardship - dinner for four generally costs about $15. And we have not yet tired of Thai food.
There are no clothes washing facilities, but we can take laundry down the road for just over $1 a kilo, so why would you do anything else?
Also not a brush, cloth or vacuum cleaner in sight, so we have to let the managing agents take care of the cleaning !
We also have a dog called Billy ! More on him later
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