Blog number three... So, another long old journey - we've discovered now that when the locals tell you a journey takes, say, 5 hours - it's really 10 - "Thai Time" is not like Western time! So a longtail, speedboat (where we met the Bournmouth lot again!), 3 buses and a few stops in random towns on random streets waiting for the next bus later, we finally managed to make it Ao Nang. We got chatting to a guy travelling on his own on one of the buses, Damien from Manchester, who then joined up with us. Our guesthouse in Ao Nang felt like absolute luxury compared to Ko Bulon - we now had electricity, a hot shower and no weird insects and animals! We met up with the Bournemouth lot again that night. Having overspent
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