In those days getting to Ko Tao required a treacherous boat journey from near by islands or the main land, if and when the seas and weatherpermitted but the population of the islandcontinued to grow steadily all the same, even when simple life was hard without much reward. Departures & arrivals were on the local coconut boats, and even then delays of several days were common practice, so back to the hammock and a world of dreams, the boat will come another day. Surrounded by crystal clear waters, Koh Taochanged in the last years to a diverstop destination in Asia. It seems strange that such a tourist paradise should have been originally setup as a prison.
