Leaving Lonely Beach

Thursday February 13th

This morning it was time to move on from our 4 days in paradise.  We had a fairly early start to make sure that we were ready for our 8.15am pickup by minibus.  Time is a bit rubbery here, so we didn’t actually get picked up until 8.35 but that was close enough.

 

Leaving Koh Chang behind

This was a much more pleasant ride than our trip to Koh Chang from the Thai border.  This driver actually seemed quite sane – although he still chatted away on his mobile for much of the journey.

We decided to get off the bus when it stopped off at the airport.  Our reasoning was that we could get an express train that would avoid all the traffic congestion which seems to be quite a problem in Bangkok.  From the express train, we took a connecting train, with one transfer to another line, and arrived quite close to our hotel.

 

Bangkok

By the time we got there, we were pretty hot, bothered and tired.  John had a flop on the bed for a while and I went down for a swim in the pool.  Once again, I’m so grateful that we made ‘must have swimming pool’ one of the selection rules for our hotels.  There is a massage area just near the pool, so I plan to take advantage of this tomorrow.

 

View from our window. The little pointy hut thing by the river
to the left of the pool is the massage area

We had dinner at the hotel restaurant to save the hassle of finding somewhere to eat when we were so tired.  The food was wonderful, but I have to admit that nothing beats sitting at a table on the beach.  We’re going exploring tomorrow, but I’ll make sure I fit in that massage somewhere!

Our hotel from the river side.  We didn't eat outside as we
didn't fancy being mozzie food