As the ship could not get close to the shoreline, smaller boats were used to shuttle the patrons to and fro the ship and the jetty.
When we touched dry land, we took the time to soak in the view and the atmosphere of the jetty.
Then a little incident occurred that was the only sour part of the entire trip. We were taken for a ride by a local tour operator and I don’t mean literally. He advised us to visit Krabi Town which is about 30 minutes from the jetty by Tut-Tut bike when in fact the “happening” place was Ao Nang Beach which was just a mere 3 km away. I guess everyone has got to make a living one way or the other.
In between the bargaining and the decision making, Edwin found something to do to keep himself occupied. Bro, just don’t hurt yourself, ok?...
Anyway, we took the operator’s advice and off we went to Krabi Town in two separate Tut Tut bikes and that itself was quite an experience.
Luckily, Krabi Town was not all that bad and this rustic town does have its charms.
Gradually, the colours and culture of the town grew on us and it turned out to be a good outing. 
And girls will be girls…
All the shopping certainly built up an appetite and a lunch break at the local eatery was inevitable.
From Krabi Town, we were then taken to Ao Nang Beach. It was only then did we realize our “mistake”. It was a lesson learned well and it always pays to do your research before visiting a new place. With only a couple of hours before we need to get back to the ship, we made the best of the time we had left.
This coastal stretch was certainly much more interesting and exciting than Krabi Town and we are glad that we did manage to spend some quality time here.
Back at the ship, we had to get ourselves ready because tonight is the Gala Dinner.
Everyone got into their best attire and behaviour for this slightly formal event.
I’d rather be swimming!
1 comment:
This is a nice blog. I am planning to visit in October.
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