Koh Muk (Mook) The speedboat appeared in the bay promptly at 0830am. We (royal) carried our luggage over the sand, waded over to the boat and jumped aboard. We knelt on the bench in the bow taking in the scenery as we sped past other islands and the vertical columns of limestone the region is famous for. After stopping briefly at Koh Ngai (Hai) we arrived at Sivalai at 10 - a small resort of lovely bungalows on a sandy point shaded by coconut trees. Lots of e...

I opened the door with trepidation, not wanting to see where we had ended up….it was actually quite nice: 40 bungalows arranged around a huge square with restaurant etc in the middle and right on the beach. Further back was a large hotel with nice pools etc. This would be ok to keep the rain off our head. Dumped the jeep back with the miserable fellow who rented it to us and met up with the snorkel trip crew across the road. We had opted for the speedboat to...

The breakfast buffet was crawling with ants (not just one or two but hundreds - I steered Annelise away from the worst bit!), so in reality our choice of food was a bit limited to toast and jam. We lounged by the pool a bit. A less than thoughtful pool designer had lined the pool with black tiles which absorbed the heat. By 11 the water was so warm you could stew in it. We were both feeling restless, probably because this wasn't the kind of beachside living ex...

Checked out of the met at 930 and headed to see Sanjay the tailor in the Khao San Road again. Good job we choose a tailor the other side of town! Sk train, boat and quick walk from Pier 13 later, the dress wasn't ready….The finished product looked good and we left all smiles. We'd had enough of backpacker-ville so back to the Met and off to the airport. Air Asia carried us to Krabi and before long we were checking in to Baan Andaman. The temperature was no...

So - plans to get up early to see Wat Po didn't materialize….After some coffee, blog updating, flight booking and next step planning we finally left the Met at 1pm. Taxis refused to take us back to Khao San, so we made our way via sky train and Chao Phraya express to Pier 13 and followed the line of backpackers. Unfeasibly hot! So hot I was struggling to pronounce the 'h". Ate at a bar where some cocky young lads were entertaining a couple of flirty you...