A long old journey...

Good evening one and all from Krabi. It is VERY hot here. Took a long time to get here too; longer, in fact, than it took me to get from Belfast to Bangkok! The train from BKK was due to leave at 17.05, which it did, only to reverse back into the station. It did this a further FOUR times (in and out), each time passing by a small elephant sculpted from a hedge. The train eventually left the station for the fifth and final time at about five past six. The train ride itself was very interesting, especially the toilet - literally a hole in the floor directly out to the track! Can't see that one working too well for translink.

We pulled into our station about 6.15am, just after watching a beautiful sunrise. We grabbed some breakfast then embarked on an almost 4 hour bus journey to Krabi bus station. I must admit I slept for most of it (having not got much sleep on the train) and so I didn't see much of the countryside. From Krabi bus station we jumped on the back of a van thing with some other tourists and were delivered to the door of our hotel, just about in one piece at about 2pm - almost 24 hours after leaving our hotel in BKK! The driver of the van thingy was a little bit mad (like most drivers in Thailand); overtaking on hills, blind corners and the like. I found it was best to think of the experience as an adrenaline sport. You're not quite sure if you're going to make it out alive! lol

Al and I spent most of the afternoon in the pool, and Will went to the beach to work on "the tan". I think we spent a little too long in the pool as we were of a similar wrinklidge to that of raisins.

We went for a lovely dinner on the beach front (sweet and sour chicken all round) and met a girl from Holland called Rosie. There was a nice sea breeze to cool us off.

I'll get some photos of the place up tomorrow.

J