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We're still alive - just been super busy...
Our first flight to Bangkok was cool, had shed loads of leg room as we got the emergency door ones, much to Katys horror.
Managed to get on to an earlier flight from Bangkok to Phuket - last two seats Result!! However when we got to our seats there were already two people occupying them, not believing that we had the wrong seats Katy demanded to see their tickets, to our shock we all had the same tickets and Greg was not planning to sit on anyones lap.
After 5 mins of standing around like muppets, Katy started to greet the passengers until eventually the plane was full and we could spot the empty seats... Being the true backpackers that we are we did not have a private transfer, told the taxi driver where we needed to go, actually got a reasonable price, however kinda worried when he asked us for directions and it also struck us as odd that every other f***er was heading for Patong (us Chalong).
Hostel was spot on minus the following:-
What can i say it's an apple and its big!
*tiny breakfast
*crappy internet
*in the middle of no where
*receptionist had far too much
A rammed beach .....lush
Not being avid public transport users we still assumed that there would be some sort of bus timetable.
So waiting at the bus stop, which is at the side of a road, next to nothing and waited.........half an hour later we were still waiting, having declined the lift of many taxi's and mopeds. Eventually we gave in and taxi'ed it to Phuket town.
Where we met one of many lying taxi drivers who assured us that the shops weren't open till 11, but he would gladly take us somewhere else.
Katy being Katy carried on regardless and Greg trotted on after her sounding like a broken record "no thank you, no thank you, no thank you".
Hit the shops where Katy chose the biggest apple ever -possibly the size of her head - yes it was that big!! Also purchased a much needed Lonely Planet book so we might have a idea what we are doing now - I repeat might.
After declining yet another taxi, we were given a street map of Phuket - ok so some taxi drivers are nice. Greg took it upon himself to do some map reading (dont worry he did Sun strokePerfect cure ice cold chang and in front of air con....alright) and found our way to the bus.
May be worth mentioning it was ridiculously hot especially after a brisk 45 minute walk.
After a bumpy hours drive on our 'bus' we eventually arrived at Patong beach, apparently this is where th party is at... on closer inspection it appeared we had stumbled across a mass german porn set with every old has been feeling the need to inflict us with their saggy lumps and bumps all wrapped in a thong or speedo.
Greg being the true Brit (idiot) he went straight for the tan. Alas his pasty white skin turned a glowing lobster red. We impressed even our selves on the way home getting buses all the way, even if we did share the last one soley with school kids.
Who we are sure were laughing at us - well maybe just Greg. Deciding that Patong was not for us, we headed off to a different beach (Rawai), the con man taxi had other ideas and dropped us...................somewhere... Katy being a happy bunny flagged down the first bus she saw which consequently led us to a pretty cool beach.
Again got the bus home we are sooooooooooooooooooooooo good, until
Osama Bin GregSun is the devil......we realised that we had a 4KM urban trek ahead of us.
Perfect cure ice cold chang and in front of air con....
Greg suffering with sun/heat stroke, donned the look of a terrorist and wrapped a towel around his head. However all was made up when we collected our laundry, Katy was beside herself with joy at
1. having clean clothes and
2. the fact her pants were folded!!!! Next day, Gregs sun stroke had seriously kicked in, he actually could have produced enough heat to power a small family home, but instead spent much of the day in front of the aircon.
Whilst Greg was dying, Katy took it upon herself to book accommodation for Phi Phi, being the bargain hunter that she is got a sweet deal of only 100 quid............a night that is!!! Justified it for her birthday treat....
Osama Bin Greg
Sun is the devil......
I'm glad katy was with me else it would've looked very wrong!!!....
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