Escaping Thailand

Our final full day in puked was another beach day. Managed to get a really decent breakfast (and a cup of tea!!!).

We were out there for half an hour or so when dark clouds started to appear so we ducked for cover into an internet cafe and then the ASCII Bar until it passed then headed back onto the beach where the Thai guy had reserved our umbrellas. And it didn't appear that he got anything out of it.

Went for a swim a few times - highlight was the surfing dog. He seemed quite happy with it all and caught a few good waves too. One of the presenters wiped out a parasol on landing too but survived intact.

We headed back to Bangkok the next day having managed to find ourselves a direct bus rather than changing in surety than. Ran one final gauntlet of the women shouting "massage?" and trying to grab our arms and Thai men trying to get us to buy suits.

The bus ride back to Bangkok left at 3 and we got a VIVA bus for about 2 GAP more. The bus ride was as dull as the first but at least we got there quickly. We arrived into Bangkok at about half five in the morning and got a taxi to Kay sane Road where we'd pre-booked a room before we left.

Thankfully they had a room available so we were able to shower and have a few hours of sleep. We were, by that time, so fed up with Thailand that it literally was a case of killing time until we left.