Arrived 10/4/11:
Chumphon approached quick and is a pretty dirty place. Left there and aimed for somewhere up the coast. Surely something. Got some random directions from the people where I stopped for lunch – even a map drawn for me.
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| The small circle is where I strated, aiming for Pathiu or Laem Thaem (30km away) |
Everything going smooth, made another friend along the way at a big temple place, came to Pathiu… no where to stay.“go to the airport, they will have something”. Fair call. Nothing.
“Go to the beach there is lots” Headed off again down a massive road that no one uses, the few houses I see are all fenced off, everything is in Thai, can’t see the beach, turnoffs I should maybe go down, just super. Rode down what could have been a runway, 2km long 20m wide and no one around. A food house!
“Sa wat dee krap. Bahn pak yoo tee nai?” (local jargen, I’m pretty much fluent in saying “hello, where is a guesthouse?”)
“Ah 2km” and points.
Beach side room and food. Sweet. Getting marginally lost is good!
Dinner on the beach looking out onto the ocean watching all the fishing boats lit up. A very romantic dinner for one!
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| Me and my buddy |
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| Endless beaches along the Laem Thaem coastline |
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| Dinner on the beach |
sa wat dee crap. Doesn't have quite the same feel as "gidday mate" but there you have it
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