Krabi and Trang
After leaving Kanchanburi we headed south for the much anticipated islands of Thailand. Our first stop was the coastal town of Krabi where we were to meet Geraint who would be holidaying with us for the next two weeks. I had somehow become confused with dates and we had a shock to find Geraint suddenly appear at the Krabi night market a day earlier than anticipated.
After a night in Krabi we journeyed further south to Trang. Our twenty four hours in Trang turned out to be a bit of a disaster. Yet again Matthew was suffering with his bowels and therefore confined to our hotel room. The hotel was undoubtedly one of the worst we had stayed in during our trip. Advertised as ‘five star backpackers’ we were expecting something slightly more comfortable than what we found. I don’t really know where to begin with describing this place maybe I should let the photos do the talking.
Myself and Geraint made a trip to he Tesco Lotus on the outskirts of town to purchase a much needed bed sheet for Geraint. This was a surreal experience, it felt as though we could have been a Tesco in Llansamlet or Kingston park with exactly the same layout. On entering we instinctively knew which aisle to head to for the bedding.
We manged to survive the night wihout contracting any serious diseases. We were up and packed bright and early ready for the minibus which took us to the longtail boat for the short crossing to Ko Mook.