After breakfast we head up to the Phuket Bus station to buy tickets to Ko Phang-Na. We have been disappointed by some of the beach areas in Thailand, as they as so busy with tourists, and we hope that Ko Phang-Na is the slice of backpacker folklore we are looking for. I find the ticket office for the company I have read about (Phantip) and by two tickets.<\/p>\n
We sit back and wait, and laugh at the touts who are trying to sell us travels. The 4.5 hour bus ride seems to take a long time, and then we have to take another bus to the ferry terminal, and then wait for the ferry.<\/p>\n
On the ferry we are approached by an accommodation tout who is very friendly and helpful. We choose a budget place, Sun View for 300Baht, as we get a free pick-up from the ferry jetty, which is much needed at this time of night. Eventually we get to Ko Phang-na at 21:00, 12 hours after we left the guesthouse this morning. But, it’s been a nice chilled day. We jump in the back of the pick-up and have the most fun ride of the day as we drive across the island with the wind in out hair.<\/p>\n
Sun View is great, and the bungalows are more than fine. We grab a drink and crash out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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