Getting back to Bangkok was another adventurous 15 hours of travel. 

First a trip in a crowded minibus over muddy barely formed roads.It was 6 hours to the border with 4 river ferry crossings to make, and our packs, on the minibus roof, were completely coated with mud. After the border there was 2 more buses, first a minibus to Trat then a more conventional bus for the final leg into Bangkok.

Back in our Khao San Road Hotel and the luxury of hot showers to clean ourselves, and all our possessions, we reflected on the fact our journey was coming to an end soon. We booked tickets to Hong Kong through China Air, had some massages and said goodbye to Bangkok.