A Few Days on the Beach

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:10 pm

Phuket Island has plenty of open bars, restaurants, activities, clubs, diving, movie theaters, shopping etc etc
Nothing closed here but the schools..

Not quite the same as being on an island with hardly anything open, (from what i take from you)

10 beers/day??? Yikes,,, more than i drink in a month

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:09 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:32 am Doc you have got the talent of an holiday magazine photographer. Now in all honesty which of your photos of the beach are to really resemble reality? I have never been to the islands, I am one you could say am not a beach person, more liking the countryside if anything. But your thread is good and the place does look appealing

you should hear him talking about food, it makes you hungry

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 3:16 pm

Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:08 pm @OP Maybe you could get some fish from the fishermen and ask the hotel to cook it for you ? Or go out on a boat and catch your own ?
Apart from the food, it looks like paradise. Paradise after the end of the world, but it looks damn good.

Living the dream. Thanks for sharing your fun with us.

Here you go. Raw fish with salad, plus some spicy sauce and soy sauce. $5. All washed down with lashings of Anchor Smooth. Very nice...

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:23 am

Good write up doc.
I was looking at this on one of my Facebook groups, this one is from a photography group member, but there are also lots of Khmer motorcyclists taking the camping trip option.

Looks nice too, but I am not sure barang would be welcome with the Chinese development on the mainland, anyone know more about this and the situation?

Matty9999 · Post by **Matty9999** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:00 pm

looks lonely

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:04 pm

It looks like reclaimed land but maybe not. Must check it out on Google Earth later.

jaynewcastle · Post by **jaynewcastle** » Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:20 am

Interesting report, hope you enjoyed your stay. Did you do much exploring of the local area at all ?

Many posters don't seem to know the island, Soksan village is at the northern end of the 7km Soksan beach, which is the poorest part of the beach, though still looks nice. Did you walk south down the beach at all towards the Royal Sand resort ?, which was built on the best 1.5 km's of the beach. If so, were there many new resorts built along the way ?

I remember stopping for lunch in 2018 when walking to Soksan village from Ko Touche, about half-way along the beach, in what was probably the most isolated resort at the time. Too isolated for me, eating & drinking everyday in the same restaurant each day is not for me, I like a bit of variety & a change of people too

I made the crossing over to the islands several times, 2014-2018, and it was nearly always a rough trip, which is why I always chose the biggest boats to go on. It was the yellow boat, the Cambodia Speed Island Ferry (or something like it), until in 2017, TBC introduced the largest boat which I used for the last 2 years I visited, which was the best ride. I've no idea what the situation is like now, with ferry companies, with so few tourists around

armchairlawyer · Post by **armchairlawyer** » Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:10 am

jaynewcastle wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:20 am
I made the crossing over to the islands several times, 2014-2018, and it was nearly always a rough trip, which is why I always chose the biggest boats to go on. It was the yellow boat, the Cambodia Speed Island Ferry (or something like it), until in 2017, TBC introduced the largest boat which I used for the last 2 years I visited, which was the best ride. I've no idea what the situation is like now, with ferry companies, with so few tourists around

When I went in July, all the companies were using the smallest boats. Same as Doc described I think, they seat about 20. I saw the bigger boats at the SHV pier but never saw one move.
The supply boat is the biggest (and cheapest) boat, but takes 5 hours they say. Did you ever go on that?

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:52 am

jaynewcastle wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:20 am Interesting report, hope you enjoyed your stay. Did you do much exploring of the local area at all ?

Many posters don't seem to know the island, Soksan village is at the northern end of the 7km Soksan beach, which is the poorest part of the beach, though still looks nice. Did you walk south down the beach at all towards the Royal Sand resort ?, which was built on the best 1.5 km's of the beach. If so, were there many new resorts built along the way ?

I remember stopping for lunch in 2018 when walking to Soksan village from Ko Touche, about half-way along the beach, in what was probably the most isolated resort at the time. Too isolated for me, eating & drinking everyday in the same restaurant each day is not for me, I like a bit of variety & a change of people too

I made the crossing over to the islands several times, 2014-2018, and it was nearly always a rough trip, which is why I always chose the biggest boats to go on. It was the yellow boat, the Cambodia Speed Island Ferry (or something like it), until in 2017, TBC introduced the largest boat which I used for the last 2 years I visited, which was the best ride. I've no idea what the situation is like now, with ferry companies, with so few tourists around

I never went beyond the resort and into the village a couple of time a day. Apparently there is a waterfall somewhere but I never found it. The Royal Sands is a long way from Sok San, and walking on soft sand is bloody hard work and there is no proper footpath.

I agree, eating at the same place all the time gets boring quickly, 4 days was ok, but a week and I would be getting frustrated. The problem with the place is that it is such a shlap getting there with 4-6 hour stressful car journeys and an hour of pretty rough bouncing about in a small boat.

I think I'll go back when they get an airport!

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:16 am

I've go 2 x 20 second video from the boat when out in open water which gives a good idea of what you'll be in store. Any techies out there who can help me upload it?

Meanwhile, here's some photos of the return journey including some of Sihanoukville from the water. This is going to be a big thing when it is finished, it's just going through a birthing phase and that is always painful and very messy.

It's all good in the costal waters

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