Day 1 - 17/02/09 After a quick breakfast of donuts and coffee, 13 of us piled onto a songthaew with our luggage. That was a tight squeeze!!! Luckily the ride to the bus station was a very short one. After a 2 hr bus journey, 90 min ferry crossing and 20 min in vans we finally got to our hotel - Lamai Buri Resort. As the hotel was fully booked, they had upgraded us for the night to ocean view rooms, Tania's quick thinking ensured we had this room for the next 2 ...

Day 1 - 16/02/09 After an 8 hour journey in minivans we made it to Nahon Si Thammarat, realisation hit, we had made it into Thailand!!! We checked into the hotel and headed to the supermarket - Carrefour to stock up on essentials. We then took a songthaew (a pick up or a larger truck with 2 bench seats fixed at either sides at the back, it is the local mode of transport in Thailand) to the Puppet Master's place where we got to see his collection of puppets and l...