Another beautiful day by the looks of it. We got an early breakfast, and then I packed. ,I’d finished my book, so I swapped it with Paul Auster’s “New York Trilogy”, which thus far I am not enjoying as much as I’d hoped. The Swede’s will be spending a couple more days on the island, and I hope I haven’t been too much of a third wheel.
I exchanged emails and goodbyes with the Swedes and then caught a taxi truck to the pier. Waited there for a bit, then the boat arrived. A fairly uneventful trip to Railay. Some American’s next to me that talked non-stop, which made reading difficult. At Railay, the boat anchored a fair ways from shore, and those of us heading to Railay were transferred to longtails to make our way to the beach. Railay looks amazing, and is surrounded by limestone walls. It’s part of the mainland, but inaccessible accept by boat. I headed directly to the east side, since I’d heard it was where the cheaper accommodation is. Found a cheap, but not so cheap by Thailand standards, room. Not as nice as the place in Ko Lanta, but will do for a night (I was originally going to stay here for two nights, but it’s so expensive, it’s cheaper to head back to Krabi). The manager seems pretty rude though, sadly.
We’d been exchanging emails, but I told Eveline (the girl I’d met in KL) that I’d give her a call when I got to Railay to see about meeting up, so I called her, but she wasn’t around yet. I emailed Robin and Jolina to let them know what accommodation prices were like in Railay (they’re heading here eventually). As I was walking back to the resort, I ran into two Aussies I’d met earlier (and were actually at the same resort in Ko Lanta) – Pennie and Wiki (and never has there been a girl who more suited her name). Chatted with them for a bit (mostly complaining about the prices at Railay), then parted ways. I threw my swim stuff together and hit the west beach to see the sunset and get wet. Water was very warm, and quite wavy, thanks to all the longtails.
Pennie and Wiki ended up at the beach too, and entered the water pretty close to me, so I went over to say hello. Talked with them for a while, and watched the sunset (moves pretty quick!), before deciding I’d spent enough time in the water. Pennie and Wiki were out of the water too, and staying at the same resort as me, so we headed back.
The three of us grabbed some dinner, getting caught in the rain at one point. For the non-rainy season, it sure has rained a lot. Hasn’t really put a damper on too many plans though, thankfully.
I called Eveline, and through a terrible connection I think we’ve agreed to meet in Krabi tomorrow evening. I’ll give her a call tomorrow and see if I can get a better understanding of exactly where we’re to meet.
