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Well, today didn't go quite as planned! Last night, we experienced one of the longest and loudest thunder storms ever. It was seriously the loudest thunder I've ever heard, and there have been some good ones in SEA! We had also asked the girl at our accommodation in Koh Lanta to book us on the 11.00 bus transfer rather than go by boat, which she advised (as the bus is cheaper). However, despite asking 3 times, she forgot to book it and we ended up on the 13.30 bus. It turns out the difference in price between boat and minivan is about 4 hours of travelling for the sake of a fiver (it took us 6.5 hours)! Still, that's a lot here and we appreciated the sentiment it's just that rather than the full evening to sort ourselves out in Phuket we only had a few hours in the end. All of this wouldn't be so bad but each day counts now we're coming to the end of our journey! Anyway, we eventually arrived at our guest house and what a change of scene from Lanta! We are based in a local district just outside of town. The locals are lovely and we haven't seen any other 'farang' since we got here. The main evening activity appears to be playing cards out on the street until the wee hours! We had tea in an amazing sea food restaurant (fish green curry, crab with glass noodles and asparagus in oyster sauce) before retiring after what seemed like a very long day! Pic today is of a van loaded with sheets of pressed rubber from the plantations!
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