I left Bangkok at 8pm on a night bus - to arrive at Kuaraburi at 6:30. Not a lot of sleep, Spiderman in Thai was interesting. We stopped at 1am for something to eat! Taxi took me to the pier for 7:30, boat arrived at 9 and I was on Koh Ra island for 10am. I knew the 'ecolodge' was basic, no hot water, no air conditioning (I didn't need it), electricity available for 3 hours and no internet cafe for a long way.... However, the reason I chose it was empty beaches, jungle sounds and a community feel. My room was on stilts in the vegetation. Three meals a day provided, which were great, in the salsa just by the beach. We all eat together and just when I thought I had guessed which dish
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