So like I was saying we endured a gruelling journey from Kancahanaburi to the island of Ko Tao through various methods of transport. The trains were dated to say the least. The carriages were pretty strange places. Where you would normally have seats and tables there were a series of fold down beds, one on top of the other, with a thin curtain across. We put our bags on our beds for security reasons, leaving minimal space, and coincidentally I got very little sleep. Amy on the other hand, slept straight through. Once we arrived in Chumphon, we had a short coach journey and a rough crossing via catamaran to Ko Tao. Upon arrival in Ko Tao we were picked up from the pier and taken in the back of a pickup truck (the Thais love
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