May 18 - May 19 Ko Tao -- Surat Thanni -- ?? -- Pak Bara -- Langu -- Satun The first step in moving on to Malaysia was getting back to the main land. We bought a joint ticket which would take us south to Pak Bara. From there we would have to get a ferry across the border to Malaysia. Our boat was leaving at 8pm, and would reach Surat Thanni around 4 am. Funny, because when we started island hopping with Ko Samui each trip to the next isle wouldn't take more than 1,5h and now, the non-stop journey back to Surat Thanni was to last 8 hours. The guy who organized the whole excursion said the boat was a sleeper and for a moment I envisaged private cabins with comfortable beds and private
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