Koh Samet and Chantiburi

I decided to have a little trip around the coast, so travelling south and then east, Paa and I had a drive. Initially it was very boring a long dual carriageway, but we turned off towards the sea when we were about 10 km away from the island of Koh Samet, the first bit of beach was incredible, there should be a picture, there were umbrellas for the tourists and little stalls every so often, but there were no tourists, the beaches were almost deserted for miles. We stopped, Paa ate and I searched for shells - the best shell beach yet.
When we got to the harbour where the boats leave for Koh Samet, the boats had already left in the morning and we had arrived mid afternoon. We decided to stay on the island for a night and get our own speed boat over there. That was great, calm water zooming along. The boat man asked if we wanted to see a turtle for extra money. I immediately said yes. I didn’t realise it was captive in a fish farm. There were small sharks (pictured) and a large one.
Afternoon on the island beach was great, great food later with a fire show which was impressive, and then on to the island disco, which was little more than bar with a mirror ball.
The next day we zoomed off on the speed boat, and then travelled to Chantiburi, the gem stone centre of Thailand. Then a snap decision to travel up to Paa’s Village. A different route to usual and a longer route. We didn’t arrive until darkness.
On the way there were blue signs (tourist attractions) to a waterfall and a wildlife park. We arrived at 3.17pm, then waterfall closed at 3.00pm, then wildlife centre consisted of about 10 cages, 8 of which contained peacocks and peahens. There was also a bridge that went over the river, the highlight was a couple of beautiful butterflies by the stream. To small for the phone’s camera to pick up.