Public bused it all the way to Ranong. Second bus had a leak in the roof which drenched Claire. The storm was mental though so no surprise really. Arrived into Ranong as it was getting dark and eventually found some decent digs for four quid a night.
Had some dinner at a very local place which required many new hand singles and gestures and we still got the wrong food. Ah well.
In the morning we bought a trip to Burma and back to allow us 15 more days in Thailand. This went very smoothly indeed. All we saw of Burma was a gorgeous island and a five star hotel. I'm guessing we didn't see the real Burma.
Then said bye to Ranong via a minibus driven by an absolute prick. The Thai girl in front of me vomitted for most of the trip to Chumphon on the gulf coast.
Arrived an hour early (not surprised as we travelled at quite a pace) and bought tickets for the night boat to Ko Tao. Had a lousy meal and got bitten lots by mossies. Chumphon, as far as I could tell, is a complete shit hole.
Night ferry was great fun, drank neat Hong Thong like pirates and watched the stars whilst enjoying listening to a frustrated German woman moan about the shared rooms.
Arrived on Ko Tao at 5am so slept a bit more on the deck.
Ranong was a decent place, very cheap. Chumphon sucked the sweat off a rat's balls.
Next up, Ko Tao and the deep blue Gulf of Thailand
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