On the road again

Hi. It was another boat, bus, bus, grueling trip. We took the cheaper of the two companies. It got us to BKK at 5:30 A.M. instead of 2 A.M. The upside was we would get a free nalf day at the Don Muang Mansion by checking in after 6. The downside was the four hour wait at dingy bus station before the main leg. TM is working a wonderword puzzle. (Thanks Dale) An impressive thunderstorm blew through. One more beach shot to fill the space.
I need to make a visa run so, today I am off to Cambodia, the heart of darkness. I'm bringing my mask and snorkle, just in case!
More soon, Doablah

Koh Samui last

Hi. Here I am 'leelaxing' by the pool. I like this place!
Doablah

Koh Samui 3 Lamai beach

Halloh. Perhaps the best lodging value I've stumbled upon it the Villa Marina hotel. Our room was about $33 U.S. per night. These first two images are from our balcony. There were two swimming pools.
D.

Koh Samui 2

Hi. We hired a motorbike one day and did some exploring. Here is some local wildlife.
Doablah

Koh Samui 1

Hi. Solly! There won't be a Railay 2. The next stop after a boat, bus, boat travel day was Koh Samui. We stayed six nights at three different locations. It's a big island! These are photos taken at Chaweng beach, in front of our hotel, the First House. Next to it is First Bungalo (sp?). Up the hill is First Residence. The water is sooo warm.
D.

Koh Pi Pi 1

Hi. Next stop was Koh Pi Pi, another famous Thai tourist location. We took a snorkle trip one of our days there. The current and wave action made it difficult to get to this ladder. A path led to a cove across a narrow isthmus.
Doablah

Railay 3

Hi. Railay has two beautiful beaches. One can be reached only by longtail, or at low tide from the main beach, as these folks are attempting,or by a difficult hike overland. The little crabs that make this artwork are the size of a Bic pen plunger. They ball up sand and make these designs. We stayed at the Ya Ya hotel. Everyone is welcome at their minimart.
D.

Railay 2

Railay is famous for it's rugged cliffs. It attarcts climbers from around the world.

Railay 1

Halloh. After three nights in Krabi, we hired a longtail boat to take us to Railay. Its a small town on the mainland but accessable only by sea. Everything comes by longtail. The sea is too shallow for big ships. There are no roads only small trails. There are no motorbikes even. Everything is moved by push cart. We spent some time exploring Diamond cave.
D.

Krabi

Hi. I've been f#@&(king around for over an hour loading photos twice!) and trying to get into my own account. I have a plane to catch so I'll pop off a few short stories, I hope!!!
Krabi town is a hub or start point to many islands and beaches to the south. It's a fun town in its own right. We ended up spending three nights there. We hired a motobike and visited a local hot springs.
I hope this is working.
Doahlah