Bewitching Blue: Koh Samet 2019
This is where blue sea kisses sand whiter than the brightest sun. This is where merpeople emerge from water and wail at lost love. This is w here islet cliffs touch the whispering clouds and cast a spell of eternal bewitchment. *** At Ban Phe ferry, a speedboat waits for you. Under the cloudy sky your 14 km journey starts. The grey water melts into dark cloud at horizon. Do not worry as the boat jumps from wave to wave. Now and then a splash of water leaves salty taste on your tongue. But the taste of adventure is far stronger than sea salinity. But who is she? Crying bare-breasted, her hands outstretched, half merged into sea. Is she a demon demanding human flesh, or a local ancient who lost everything to this civilization? Dark cloud looms large over her head. But before you collect back your digressing and distressing threads of thought, the boat reaches a beach, a white beach. There is no jetty. So you jump into shallow water. Fine sand touches your fin...