Baan To Guesthouse, Krabi, Day 1

Back to Krabi we go, and sadly this means we are back to ten pound a night hotels. It has been amazing to spend a fortnight in nice hotels that are all paid for already. Nothing against the new hotel, which is nicer then most and run by a lovely woman, but we will miss the standards of this fortnight.
Helen has a flight this afternoon, and is dreading the prospect of what she initially believes is around 50 hours of travelling. It is a shame to only have one night in this hotel as it is lovely. So lovely they give us a very nice free breakfast and a free lift onto Ao Nang beachfront where we catch a Songthaew (long bus style tuk tuk) into Krabi town. Mine and Amy's bug bags are worryingly thrown on the top, and we set off preying that no sharp curves throw them off. On the way we work out that Helen's flight arrives a day earlier then she thought, which is great as she won't be undertaking the massive travel she first thought, but bad as Matt ia meeting her at Manchester on the wrong date. We are dropped off walking distance from our hotel which is nice, and are soon settled in to what will be me and Amy's home for the next few days, and Helen's for the next few hours.
Our second time in Krabi starts with a walk into town to finish buying the presents that somehow have to fit into Helen's already packed suitcase. It doesn't take long to find what we are looking for, and again it is stuff we looked at in Phi Phi but for a fraction of the price.
After we get the shopping done we head back to the hotel and have a final buffet style dinner before Helen leaves. We manage (just) to get her case zipped shut, and before we know it, 5pm has rolled around and her taxi is here to take her to the airport. Me and a very emotional Amy wave her goodbye.
I am sent to buy chocolate and coffee to cheer Amy up, and we watch some shows on my laptop before heading out for tea. Unfortunately it is raining, and we are late to eat, so most places are closed. We end up finding a restaurant after a while and I eat a lovely traditional Thai dish of cheeseburger and chips, before we head back to the room, ready to sort out the rest of our Thailand trip tomorrow!Lue lisää