Living in Chumphon, whenever the urge takes me to hit the beaches to relax, there are plenty to choose from within 30 km. A phone call from a friend i haven't seen for over a year informing me that he was "just up the road" was incentive enough to chuck a few days shirts into a bag and head up north of here to check out somewhere i'd never stopped at before. Two hours in a minibus later, and there i was in Bang Saphan. Quick bite to eat while i waited for my mate to pick me up, and then i was on the beach and booked into some very expensive accomodation. (Only kidding, the bungalows are 250 bht a night).




There are only 4 of these on this small resort, obviously basic - bed,huge fan, electric, bog, and 1 even has a fridge and ubc, left behind by someone who stayed there for 3 months and wanted some creature comforts. Anyway, onto the beach.
First, looking south.



And looking north.



To be honest, the beach isn't always this quiet. I did see four people on it for a couple of hours one early morning.



For anybody that might be of a nervous disposition, being relatively isolated on the beach, the owners have provided a really viscous guard dog so that you can sleep safely at night.



Relaxing with a beer in the midday sun, i had a look up to check where the sun was, so i would have a rough idea of the time. Glad i did, as i was treated to a quite spectacular display. Taking the following few piccies was a tad difficult as i couldn't actually see anything because of looking directly at the sun.












And finally, another view of the crowded madness on the beach.
Taken from the hammock.