Up early again, I go down to Harry’s for breakfast.\u00a0 I enjoy the best banana pancakes I have had in Thailand (I would think Thailand would have the best banana pancakes, but generally they are a bit lacking).\u00a0 I say goodbye to the people there, who I have got to know a bit over the last few weeks.\u00a0 Harry gives me my money back saying it’s his treat.\u00a0 Nice people indeed.<\/p>\n
I get the bus to the northern ferry terminal.\u00a0 After a wait the ferry chugs us over to Phangnan.\u00a0 The islands are amazing close at the closest point.\u00a0 The boat docks at Haad Rin, and it’s nice to be able to walk off and not need a taxi\/pickup.\u00a0 I sidestep the touts and take a look around.\u00a0 It’s fairly quiet, as if a lot of people are missing.\u00a0 I head towards the beach to get some bearings.\u00a0 As the lane ends and the beach begins I notice a stack of massive speakers.\u00a0 This is the Full Moon part beach, and I notice I am right next to Paradise, the place where the parties started.\u00a0 I think it’s a good idea to not stay this close to the music.\u00a0 I require something much more chilled.\u00a0 The beach is amazing though.<\/p>\n
I head south from the town, and ask at a good looking place.\u00a0 They only have expensive rooms left.\u00a0 As I am walking a Swedish guy on a scooter asks I am looking for a room.\u00a0 He says he runs a place at the top of the hill, and has a basic single room for 150 Baht.\u00a0 This is much cheaper than most places.\u00a0 I say thanks.\u00a0 He offers me a lift, I say I make my own way up.<\/p>\n
It’s a fair walk up steep hills, but I love to check things out as\u00a0 I travel.\u00a0 Many travelers are ushered from point to point, without seeing things like the spaghetti of wires that run up the lane, or the massive lizards that lurk in the vegetation.<\/p>\n
The Chill House is the place.\u00a0 The views are amazing, and the room basic.\u00a0 But’s it’s very cheap, the cheapest place I have stayed in Thailand.\u00a0 I chat with Michael for a while about the rising prices in Thailand, the lack of people this year, and his living here for the last 18 months.<\/p>\n
I get my things are head down to the town.\u00a0 I take a needed dip in the sea.\u00a0 The water is calm, turquoise and teaming with small tropical fish.\u00a0 I get a drink and something to eat.\u00a0 I walk the length of the town looking for places to stay.\u00a0 I find a few good options, and they are all in the 500 Baht range.\u00a0 More than I want to pay, but I am after a little comfort at the moment.<\/p>\n
I have an iced coffee on the beach and head back to the guesthouse, where I get attacked my mosquitoes in the shower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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