Got picked up in the morning by one of the common mini buses to take me over the border to Thailand. After arriving in Hat Yai I had to change buses to get further up north to Krabi. At first I was picked up by a tiny converted passenger-carrying pick up truck with 4 other travelers (Lindsey & Adam and 2 others) plus backpacks already inside. None of us knew if we would spend the next 5 hours holding on to some flimsy rails cramped on some tiny benches :) (The driver spoke no English) But after a 15min drive we were told to unload. Another mini bus would do the rest of the trip. Although it was a better transportation option the mini bus was hopelessly overloaded with virtually no space left, with all of the travelers' backpacks piled up between us.
Upon arrival in Krabi we just missed the last ferry to Ko Phi Phi, a dream of an island off the Andaman coast. After trying to hire another private boat we realized it would be better and cheaper to take the next ferry tomorrow morning. We found a nice hotel right by the harbor and went for dinner at the close by hawker centre. Bought a couple of beers and chatted 'til 2AM.
Wurde morgens abgeholt von einem der hier ueblichen Minibusse, welcher mich ueber die Grenze nach Thailand bringen sollte. Nach meiner Ankunft in Hat Yai wechselte ich den Bus um weiter in Richtung Norden nach Krabi zu kommen. Zuerst wurde ich eingesammelt von einem winzigen Laster mit Baenken, auf dem schon vier weitere Backpackers plus Gepaeck sassen. Keiner von uns wusste, ob wir die naechsten 5 Stunden an dem klapprigen Gelaender festhaltend auf den winzigen Baenken verbringen wuerden :) (Der Fahrer sprach kein English)
Doch nach 15 Min Fahrt wurde uns angedeutet auszusteigen. Ein anderer Minibus wuerde dn Trip fortsetzen. Obwohl der Minibus die bessere Alternative war, konnte man sofort sehen, dass er hoffnungslos ueberladen war. Besonders als dann all unsere Rucksaecke zwischen uns aufgetuermt waren.
Als wir endlich Krabi erreichten verpassten wir knapp die letzte Faehre nach Ko Phi Phi, einer Trauminsel vor der andamanischen Kueste.
Nachdem wir noch versuchten ein privates Boot zu chartern, wurde uns klar dass es wohl besser waere auf die naechste Faehre morgen frueh zu warten. Fanden ein nettes Hotel am Hafen und gingen zum nahen Hawker Centre essen. Bei ein paar Bier quatschten wir noch bis 2 Uhr morgens.
Into the Kingdom of Siam
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Krabi, California, Thailand
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