The heat and touring in Thailand and Cambodia with the grandsons was wearing us all down a bit. We were ready for some R & R. We flew on Bangkok Airways from Seam Reap, Cambodia, down to Bangkok, and after a layover we flew to the island of Koh Samui. This was a favorite destination over the years on numerous trips to Thailand. Our resort for this leg of our grandson adventure was Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui, a place new to us.

The boys wait for transport to their rooms as everything was very spread out.. Pictures and shrines for the King of Thailand are omnipresent in all public buildings and hotels.

Cooling rain showers were a welcome sight after so many very hot and humid days traveling.

The upstairs lobby and restaurants are on a hill overlooking the bay below.

Marla and I splurged on a ocean view suite with pool. We were ready to just kick back and enjoy the views.

We enoyed with plunge pool.

Our outdoor sitting area.

Vaughan and Marla discuss the schedule for the next few days.

The resort provides electric cart transport throughout the property, but we thought we would do some walking.

We passed the adults only pool. There was not an “adult” in sight.

Mar walks up to the breakfast restaurant.

The beach and bay were wonderful!

This is the beachside restaurant for lunch and dinner.

A happy crew at lunch!

The boys room was in the building by the pool.

It was overcast at times, but we were just happy to be here.

Owen catches some “Z’s”.

The boys really enjoyed the resort.

You guessed it! I had to find a good Italian restaurant. Giulietta e Romeo was the perfect spot and the decor transported us back to Italy! Italian restaurants are very popular in Thailand,

My Insalata Mista was superb!

The boys gave us a tour of their room.

Their bathtub was on the deck with a great view.

Stacy treated the four of us us to massages. This was the stepping stone entrance to the spa.

One day we had rain but we really wanted a swim. Vaughan met us at the pool. We were the ONLY people swimming that morning!

We loved the pool…rain or no rain!

It was nice seeing the brothers having a little chat in the ocean.

Our last night’s dinner at the resort. I caught a stomach bug of some sort so I didn’t eat much.

Vaughan awaits our departure. We flew on Bangkok Airways direct Koh Samui to Singapore flight.

One interesting observation from Koh Samui was seeing the number of Russian tourists. This link shines a light on the reason. Russians have set up temporary residences in Thailand, with many escaping the war with Ukraine. Some travel to Thailand from connections in Istanbul and Dubai.

Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.