Inkhusin House, Surat Thani, Day 1

Today is an early start as we say goodbye to the islands and begin our journey North, eventually ending in Laos. We pack our things and go and wait to the ferry that will take us all the way back to where it began a couple of weeks ago.
After a lovely sandwich for breakfast, it is time to jump on board, and we quickly grab some comfy seats in the downstairs compartment. The boat is pretty busy to start off with, but after a stop at Koh Phagnan, it soon empties out, leaving a nice and peaceful journey all the way to the mainland. It is empty enough that Amy can lie down on the seats and sleep while I read. Not a bad way to spend a travelling day.
When we dock at Don Sak we are pointed onto a bus and the on-land leg of our trip starts. After just over five hours on a boat, it is something we could do without, but needs must.
After around 90 minutes we get to the airport, and a very helpful lady calls our hotel for our free pick up. We soon find out that she works in the hotel next door, which is very handy and lucky for us. We sit for a few minutes until a very smily and friendly man picks us up and drives us to the hotel.
One day of our travelling over, two more left until we aim to be in Laos, or should I say have to be in Laos as our visas are running out. We eat in the cafe downstairs and get some sleep, before we head back to the airport tomorrow.
Not a very exciting day, but we feel a lot closer to Laos now!Read more