WE ROLLED INTO THAILAND LATE AFTERNOON – BORDER FORMALITIES HAVE BEEN FAIRLY EASY. 30 DAY VISA ON ARRIVAL AND THEY GOT THEIR GOT THEIR OWN TEMPORARY IMPORT SYSTEM AND AFTER FILLING OUT VEHICLE DETAILS ANS LEAVING A FEW SIGNATURES IT WAS ALL DONE. WISH IT WOULD ALWAYS BE THAT EASY..
WE STOPPED AT A LOCAL MARKET JUST A FEW KILOMETERS PAST THE BORDER AND EXPERIENCED SUPER FRIENDLY PEOPLE THAT LOOKED VERY SURPRISED OF SEEING A TOURIST WALKING AROUND THERE. WE RECEIVED FREE SUGARY DRINKS AND THEY BARELY WANTED TO TAKE MONEY OF US. REALLY ENJOYABLE..
WITH A BIT OF FOOD IN THE BELLY WE DROVE FOR ANOTHER WHILE AND SPOTTED LITTLE RESORT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE SURROUNDED BY A RIVER..

AFTER A GOOD NIGHT OF SLEEP AND A RUN THROUGH SURROUNDING FARMS WE STARTED OUR JOURNEY FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS FAMOUS KOH LANTA





YOU NEED TO TAKE TWO FERRIES TO GET TO KOH LANTA
THE POSITIVE SURPRISE – THEY ARE REALLY INEXPENSIVE





UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO WITNESS THE AFTERMATHS OF A HORRIFIC SCOOTER CRASH.
JULIUS OUR MED STUDENT TAKING FIRST AID MEASUREMENTS
PLEASE WEAR A HELMET! – THIS GUY HAD A PRETTY SCRETCHED UP FACE – DIDN’T LOOK SO GOOD

WE SPENT A NIGHT ON KOH LANTA LEFT THE CAR BEHIND AND TOOK ANOTHER FERRY TO PP ISLAND



WE DECIDED TO PADDLE TO ANOTHER ROCK FURTHER OUT AND NEARLY GOT TAKEN BY THE OCEAN… BUT AFTER PADDLING FOR HALF AN HOUR AN NOT MOVING A METER WE STILL MADE IT BACK IN TIME FOR SUNSET

WE LEFT JULIUS AND FENNA BEHIND ON PP ISLAND AND WENT BACK TO PICK UP THE TRUCK ON KOH LANTA
HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER COFFE BEFORE HEADING OF – STILL FELT THE BUCKETS OF PP IN BONES ‘N’ BRAINS

WE HEADED TOWARDS KHAO LAK

WHERE I MET THE GRANDSON OF THE VIETNAM KING AND BUDDHA BIKKU DURING MY DAILY WORKOUT ROUTINE
I POSTED SOME PAPERWORK AND STICKERS FOR THE CAR TO SOME FRIENDS OF MY FAMILY IN KHAO LAK

WE SHARED SOME STORIES AND LAUGHS BEFORE GETTING STRENGHTENED WITH SOME HOMEMADE GERMAN BREAD FOR OUR UPCOMING JUNGLE ADVENTURE
KHAO SAK – THAILANDS JUNGLE VILLAGE

MONKEY SWIMMING HOLE


WE MET GÖZDE AND SABRINA IN OUR JUNGLE HUTS AND SPENT A BRILLIANT DAY TOGETHER ..




OFF WE WENT AGAIN – AIMING FOR BANGKOK