Another chilled day on the island of Samui.

The consensus between the three of us today was that we would press ‘repeat’ and make the most of the time relaxing by the pool. We all have books to be read and sunshine to bask in, so no need to pressure ourselves to go out on tours etc. Either way Michelle and Amelia are off to the Elephant Sanctuary tomorrow for a few hours and plan to look around after that.

The rest of the day was spent lounging, playing cards, reading and generally doing very little.

By the time early evening had arrived, and we’d had a couple of drinks around the pool, we hatched a plan to go to Fisherman’s Wharf, a bar and restaurant area a couple of miles along the coast. It’s a place we’d had recommended by Izzy, a girl we met on our tour of Cambodia.

The wharf is in Bo phut and is awash with restaurants and bars most on the beach. When we arrived we caught the nightly fire show with fireworks going off in all directions.

Dinner was at a pleasant Thai restaurant looking across to the beach which did a mean Thai green curry, as well as a delicious chicken with cashew nuts. Amelia was feeling a little off colour so went for a Caesar salad which pleasingly hit the mark for her.

This part of Samui is a little more commercial and we definitely heard more English voices than anywhere else during our time in Thailand.

Post dinner Amelia was keen for a dessert and went straight to one of the street vendors for her Thai tea fix!

Andy had other things on his mind, a good beer and a place where we could watch the England v Denmark Euro game which was due to start at 11pm.

The Main Street in Fisherman’s wharf was the busiest we’ve seen on the island since we arrived, but there is still a sense that the place has not fully recovered from COVID with a few places still closed.

The wharf is themed and we spotted a couple of well placed fishing boats with the obligatory dog relaxing waiting for any food to be dropped by an unsuspecting tourist.

The girls had a look around some of the stores, which were selling souvenir stuff and designer copy bags and sportswear (Nike trainers seem to be in vogue) being sold at a quarter of the price they would be at home. Thankfully there was no purchases and by 10pm we decided to return to our hotel and see if it would be showing the football.

By luck we dropped into a sports bar opposite the hotel showing the England game on a big screen. Sadly the match turned out to a dull and not particularly pretty England draw against the Danes. A disappointing showing from Southgate’s men and we are definitely hoping for a lot better in the last game of the group later in the week.

Not much more to report, it’s been a pretty low key day and one where we have let the time just wash over us. Nice to have these, knowing we have time on our side and can pick up the travelling plans again in a day or so.