Success, we made it to the passenger ferry! Not quite the sort of ferry I was expecting, with room to walk round outside and sit and watch the scenery pass by, as all proper seating was inside and air conditioned, but still a better journey than the minivan.
Interestingly there were mid-sea transfers for those visiting Ko Jum ...
We weren't sure how to spend another day on Ko Lanta, as one downside of the unspoilt beach is hardly any shade so we thought we'd end as we began with a night on the town in Krabi, especially as its Friday which means the return of the food night market.
We're staying by the river tonight and walking along while the tide was low we saw these strange looking chaps which, thanks to Wikipedia, are mudskippers, completely amphibious fish that use their pectoral fins to walk on land.
We planned to work up an appetite for dinner by visiting the Tiger Cave Temple, but when it came to it, the prospect of 1270 steps, some a foot high, through tropical forest got the thumbs down! Instead, once it was cooler, we walked along the riverside through Tha Thara Park with its fountain and topiary until we were opposite Ko Klang, the mangrove encircled peninsular, home to most of the longtail boatmen. It was rush hour, with a queue of scooters waiting for the ferry, which at just 5 a time was going to take a while! Towards the end of our walk was a huge old fig tree, representing the bodhi tree, under which Buddha gained enlightenment, adorned with coloured ribbons.
We returned passing people enjoying the evening cool and a lady cooking roti for the peckish. We saw the twin rocks of Krabi ahead, and to the left the tiny glittering Tiger Cave Temple on the top of a hill in the distance.
Our table at the Old West Bar was free so we stopped for Krabi Lemonades and a Blue Lagoon, before heading to the food market for dinner, where we nibbled on BBQ pork and chicken and spring rolls then had barracuda and morning glory and Chris had local greens stir fried with egg. We returned to the bar for a last couple of rounds while we played Yahtzee, Uno and Jenga. Chris remains Uno champ!
Finally time to take a tuk-tuk to the airport as Joanna flies home to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur and we have an internal flight back to Bangkok.
Joanna thoroughly enjoyed her trip and is planning her next Thai adventure!
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