Ko Phangan...Ko Phanwrong...

Ok, so I made a hasty decision and arrived on Ko Phangan with zero idea of where to go, I know, my own fault.  I ended up following three Israeli guys to the area where the full moon parties are, second bad choice of the day.  Anyways, the place was kind of dead as it was not full moon time and it was covered with Germans and Israelis.  The beach was kind of dirty and overall it gave me a bad vibe.  I had some drinks and food with the three guys after I found a small room then hit the hay early.

Upon awakening I went and bought a ticket on the first boat and bus to Krabi town.  I left Ko Phangan and headed west.  It was a 3 hour boat ride and a 3 hour van ride.  Disembarking from the van I met a Scottish gay couple and attached myself to them.  We were headed for the same guest house so it was perfect.  We arrived showered and headed for some beers and some of the cheapest and best Thai food....street food!  We left for the night market which is all food and I order amazing noodle soup and they each ordered a curry dish and noodles.  All the dishes were amazing and cheap.  After we left for a bar where we chatted and drank cocktails for the rest of the night.  Good night.

Night Market, Krabi

Things began to look up for me and I started feeling more comfortable with my decision to move on.  I woke up in the morning and headed for the pier to catch a longtail boat to Railay beach, which is the only way it can be reached.  I was the only traveler about and was told we needed more people before we could leave so I ventured to grab some street food at a little local stall with locals eating.  I asked for a menu but was told the menu was the food, they brought me behind the counter and pointed to all the items trying to explain.  Eventually I was just given one noodle dish.  It was cheap and delicious and I enjoyed it with a couple locals.

After my delicious meal I met a vacationing older Malaysian couple.  Together we waited until we had enough people to leave for Railay beach and off we went to arrive at a small half resort half backpacker hangout.  They headed for the resort and I headed on a hike up and over a hill to the tiny village of Ton Sai, where all the rock climbers hangout.  Perfect start!

Krabi pictures!: http://picasaweb.google.com/linseypaddock/Krabi?authkey=Gv1sRgCM29nsXw36_HJg&feat=directlink