No alarm and no real schedule we woke up ready to explore the city a little more.
Because we had to catch a bus to Koh Tao at 7pm our late start didn't leave us with much time. That didn't bother Haley or I though because in all reality you can only take small doses of the Thailand heat.
Our very friendly and helpful receptionist staff at Tara Place gave us directions to the closest pier. Sea bands on and water bottles in hand we braved the heat and headed out for the day.
We knew that we should not pay for the tourist long-tail boats that cost over 1,000 baht for a short one hour trip, and we knew that there was a public ferry that would take us up and down the river somewhere...
A little disoriented we walked past the pier that offered the cheaper 20 baht public ferry tickets and had to ask for help at the tourist information center. After a longer than necessary walk we got to Pier No.13 and decided to buy a ticket for the hop on hop off tourist boat for the day.
The majority of our trip on the river involved trying to figure out exactly where we were, strategically planning when to get off (the boat stopped for 1 minute max), and trying to avoid the dirty river water hitting your feet in the waves (my foot got flooded with water).
One of the stops we made was supposed to be to a famous market, but it turned into a long and hot walk. We dodged the heat for a little by stepping into a 7-eleven and also avoided another tuk-tuk scam. The driver tried to convince us that the Thai royal family was coming down the street and we had to get in a taxi to avoid the blockade- no thanks!
The rest of our day was spent in an air-conditioned restaurant and getting back to Khao San Road. The heat really turned out to be too much and we wanted to relax a little before boarding our bus to Koh-Tao.
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| Resting for lunch |
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