Well, we had an early start from our lovely beach bungalow in Haad Yao. Our taxi driver overslept and we nearly missed the ferry (our first leg of a long journey). Once we hit the mainland, Surat Thani, we were picked up by a nice airconditioned bus... That didn't last long, and soon we found ourselves in the a small parking lot near a river with 40 other travelers herded off our nice bus and onto pickup trucks with bench seats on the back. From there we went to another transfer station and into a crowded minivan with the promise of a drop off at the doorstep of our hotel in Phuket (pronounced "Poo-ket"). 5 hours later we arrive at the dive shop that we will be diving with for the next few days in the Similan Island National Park. Oh did we mention that there was one pee stop and one feeble food stop. Feeling kind of like we went for a ride, or were taken for one... we arrived around 6pm 5 hours after our scheduled arrival time. I guess that is just traveling in Thailand for ya'...
We miss our island getaway and look forward to diving.
For now,
Gil
"mooo" we were cattle today! post pix later... love, cris
Wow... I'm very excited for you guys...sounds as if you're in Thailand all the way..Gibbons, sandy beaches and wild rides. We're full on rain round these parts so you're timing could NOT have been better.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the updates....very fun to follow the love dogs.
Much love Tim
This is total immersion in the Thai culture! I love the stories and descriptions. Take care.
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