Oct 24 - Chumpon to Koh Tao: Words

So... that train ride was great!  But the ferry! Oh the ferry.. and I dont even get sea sick!

We arrived in Chumpon and waited for the bus to take us to this ferry.  E had requested the slow ferry as he does get sea sick..  When people started moving to a bus, we thought it was for us, but it turned out it was for the fast ferry.  They all got a nice, double decker posh bus.

Ours came shortly after.  It was a truck that looked like something that you pile your troops into while deploying them.

Did I mention it was pouring rain?  Cause it was.

So we jammed way too many people in that truck and trundled off to the ferry.

The rough looking seas were enough to kill any hope we had for a smooth sailing.  Once we were underway, the fun really started.  Both the upper and lower inside rooms reeked of engine exhaust and they wanted an extra 30 baht to stay in the AC room.  And outside was pouring!  And of course we were rocking all over the place.  We held it together though!

After a little more than 3 hours of this (!) we landed at Koh Tao and headed straight for the nearest place to stay.  It was 9 am or so, but we were soaked through and didnt care.  We ended up at a place called Ananda Villas just in the village at Mae Haad Bay.  For 400 bt (about $13-14) we had a queen sized bed, fan, tv and bathroom.  We then proceeded to pass out til 4 pm!

Once awake, we headed out for some lunch/dinner at a small place that over looked the water and watched the sun go down.  A small wander about the little town and we were done for the night.  We headed back to the room/hut and watched a couple movies and crashed out.