After 10 hours on the night bus we arrived in Bangkok at 4.35am. Somehow I managed to sleep really well, and woke up feeling strangely okay (well as okay as anyone can feel at 4.35am). We got off the bus and tried to get a taxi for the 20 minute drive to the airport. They were quoting us ridiculous amounts like nearly £20 when we've been getting taxis for that distance for like £3 usually. Eventually we found a more normally priced one and headed to the airport.
Arriving just after 5 for our 8.25 flight we had ages and sat around sorting our bags out ready. On my way back from the toilet I couldn't remember where we were sat and ended up bumping into mollie who is joining us for just over 2 weeks! We managed to find the others quickly which was good and soon it was time to check in for our flight. After a wait we boarded and sat on the runway for ages before taking off an hour late, but somehow only landed 10 minutes after we were due. We grabbed a taxi and headed into town to our hostel.
We arrived and checked in, happy to be able to shower, and soon get ready to head to the beach. We walked into Krabi town which our hostel was in and got some lunch in a local restaurant before catching the bus into town. This was my third time visiting Krabi and we went to a beautiful national park which I've visited before and love. It involved a walk along the beach to get to the nicest bit and with the tide out lots of tiny crabs were running around.
We got to the nicest beach area and there was a no swiming sign which had been taken down, so we asked some locals if it still applied and they said no, it was safe to swim. Regrets. We all went in, having to trek far out because of the tide, and splashed around for an hour or so. As we began to walk out, both katie and meg complained of a weird sting feeling, and suddenly I felt it too. It quickly became apparent that we'd all been stung by jellyfish.I started panicking thinking it was a deadly one but forunately within a few minutes the pain had subsided substantially, and we checked with some people that we'd be okay.
After our traumatic experience we headed out for dinner and got a nice curry. As it's low season many places were offering discounts on food which was good, and afterwards we got the bus back, chatted to a guy in our dorm then went to bed.
Laura x
We arrived and checked in, happy to be able to shower, and soon get ready to head to the beach. We walked into Krabi town which our hostel was in and got some lunch in a local restaurant before catching the bus into town. This was my third time visiting Krabi and we went to a beautiful national park which I've visited before and love. It involved a walk along the beach to get to the nicest bit and with the tide out lots of tiny crabs were running around.
We got to the nicest beach area and there was a no swiming sign which had been taken down, so we asked some locals if it still applied and they said no, it was safe to swim. Regrets. We all went in, having to trek far out because of the tide, and splashed around for an hour or so. As we began to walk out, both katie and meg complained of a weird sting feeling, and suddenly I felt it too. It quickly became apparent that we'd all been stung by jellyfish.I started panicking thinking it was a deadly one but forunately within a few minutes the pain had subsided substantially, and we checked with some people that we'd be okay.
After our traumatic experience we headed out for dinner and got a nice curry. As it's low season many places were offering discounts on food which was good, and afterwards we got the bus back, chatted to a guy in our dorm then went to bed.
Laura x
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