Koh Samet
beaches
The right side of Samet consists of wide bays with white sand. The bays are longest, the sand finest and whitest. Hat Sai Kaew - known to westerners as Diamond Beach, is the closest to the mainland. The mile long sweep of bay has wide sand backed by palm trees, and on the promotory is a temple with a large Buddha statue. This beach is popular with day trippers, and with those staying for several nights. It is next to the small fishing village and several shops and restuarants. But mostlt its sand is perfect. It's consistency is like fine talculm powder. It squeaks underfoot. The water is shallow and warm, and crystal clear.
But as you walk south along the narrow path linking the bays, you come to bay after bay, all perfect in their own way. They become more secluded, and smaller. The sand is dappled with fallen leaves and at the water line you sometimes find strange fish. I can - and do - sometimes sit for hours on these beaches, listening to the breeze in the trees, the soft murmur of the waves, and the plop of fish jumping. Every now and again is a loud retort as a coconut falls to ground, or the screech of a bird. Evernow and again someone will walk past with a nod and smile.

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January 1999
photographs taken on Koh Samet by me