Second Hangover and I'm in a Crowded Bus 4/1/11
Woke up at 830 to catch the first longtail back to Ao Nang. We had to wait a bit for enough people to show up so the longtail would leave. It was me, Andy, a chick from the US who had been working in Tonsai for a bit, an old hippie British dude, then two girls from SF. One of the girls was not happy because “someone” told them to show up at 9 to catch a ferry to Phi Phi. The local gals said sorry, there’s no ferry to Phi Phi so tuff luck. The girl from SF refused to believe her and they debated the situation for a bit- the SF girl was a huge bitch and wouldn’t shut up- arguing with the longtail drivers.
We hit Ao Nang and took the local minibus for 50 Bhat to Krabi and went directly to the bus station vs 500 Bhat the other dudes were trying to sell us. At the bus station we took a bus to Khao Lak with a quick layover in Koh Koi (a small town) where we waiting along the road for the bus to Khao Lak. I was a bit hung over and the bus ride didn’t help. The first bus Andy sat in the aisle and I sat on the staircase while we listened to terrible Thai music. For some reason all the songs are about a bad relationship, a guy cheating on a girl, or a girl getting into a car accident and the dude cheating on her. I was about to lose my shit and then we hit the second bus which was not much better. We stood for a bit smashed between Tahi Navy and Army dudes. Then I sat the rest of the way with my ass half off the seat which didn’t feel good.
We finally made it to Khao Lak, hungover and hungry. We walked down a road where we found a decent hotel for 700 Bhat. We took a much needed shower and headed out for food. We had Pad Thai, spring rolls, and cashew chicken- delish! We walked around the town, bought some fruit, walked down along the beach, back up through an amazing resort, then had dinner which consisted of Tom Yum soup and pizza. I was exhausted (after seeing a fat German dude with his shirt unbuttoned having dinner with a Tahi woman) and learning about my Grandpa’s passing away from Harriet’s email. We called it a night to get ready for our scuba trip the next morning.