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Published: September 25th 2008
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Oh my, we have to be the happiest couple in the world. Why, you ask? I will tell you why!
We left Koh Phi Phi on the 23rd. Only to happy to leave that hell hole of a resort called, Phi Phi Don Chukit Resort. It has to be worse than prison. The room like I said was basic, I am happy with that, but hell, the room stank like crap, very bad sewer as toilet was one you poured water in bowl to flush. That's ok, but when the bowl stinks all the time then there is a problem. Also, the room was as hot as hell, the fan on the roof made a noise all night as it blowed hot wet smelly air around the room. We woke up a number of times and the bed was soaking wet with sweat! Never again!
So anyway, all to happy to leave, we set off by boat to Phuket. From the port in Phuket we took a mini bus to Phuket town. The driver was lacking the people's skills, no manners what so ever. Shouting to everyone asking where they wanted to go!
We just wanted to get to town and
make our way from there.
A few minutes latter, we were in town. Hot, tired and hungry, we find a Mc Donalds. It is only untill you have not had Mc Donalds for a long time then have it again when you are desperate, do you actually remember how crap Mc Donalds is. It served it's purpose, we were hungry and now we were full...... Of crap!
Now we had to make our way to the bus station to get a bus anywhere, anywhere by the beach. While walking, we walked passed a watch shop. I have been trying to fix my Casio dive watch, I have had no luck in Thailand, all saying can't be fixed or will take 3 weeks to get new strap and cost as much as I paid for watch. So I walk into this shop and give the guy my watch and ask if he had spare parts. He says he can fix it for me for B500 and would take 1 hour. What a luck. He did such a good job and cost a fraction of the price other people were charging.
We then got to the bus station and started looking around
for which bus to catch. We found a bus to Surin Beach, Phuket. We jumped on and waited for more people to hop on before setting off. As we went along, the driver stopped to pick up people along the way. Soon the bus was full and kidds were hanging off the back. While on the bus, I was sitting against the back on a bench facing Linda. Next to Linda were 2 school girls. While I was half sleeping on our backpack, I noticed the 2 girls having a good look at my watch, thinking I was sleeping. So I decided to give them a shock and sharply swung my hand toward them. This resulted in the 2 girls shitting themselves followed by laughter. Was very funny to see there exprecion when I shocked them. All was good, we all had a good laugh and made the journey a bit more bareable.
About one hour later, the driver stops and tells Linda and I that this is our stop. We jump off and wonder where the hell we are? There appeared to be only local shops and houses. We walk a bit along the road and find the road
to the beach. Now we are so tired and exhausted, we just want a place to shower and relax. And there it was, Capri Hotel, like a gift from heaven. We stoped in here first and asked to have a look at the rooms. Aircon, clean sheets, clean towels, a toilet thay flushes and the shower has it's own section, no showering while siting on the toilet sametime! We took it and were all to happy. The tv was showing Super Sport 1, 2 and 3 and Movie Magic 1(all South African TV channels).
The beach here is not bad, not calm like all the other beaches which suited me just perfect. I could body surf as there were waves and Linda could tan.
So the next day we spent on the beach relaxing and body surfing, Linda had a massage on the beach. Life was good again. The evening was spent having dinner at sunset on the beach then early to bed.
We leave early in the morning for Surathani then connect to Bangkok. From Bangkok we make our way to the Cambodian border.
So we have a very long next 2 - 3 days ahead of us....
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