You got that right. And next time I’ll make sure there’s at least one occupant in the car with a decent sense of direction (and who can read a map).

I don’t (even though I worked as a cartographer), which is why I don’t bother to backseat drive.

If I’m absolutely sure we should be turning left, there’s an 80% chance we should be turning to the right.

(I’ll post again if I ever make it to where I was supposed to be going …)

Still, try to head the other way one day, for a very relaxing, rewarding half-day trip …!

BangkokDan

Well, it was interesting, I can say that much online.

Before being picked up at 7.30 am, I printed out the info here, then grabbed a map.

Getting in the car, I handed over everything to the driver, then sat back to enjoy the ride and conversation.

About 30-40 min out, we hit a rough patch. After a half hour, I started getting car sick (I never get car sick).

The driver was being careful of the bumps by going sloooooooooooooow … meaning, we were experiencing every little jerk in detail. Especially me, who was getting thrown about in the back seat.

Getting the driver to go faster was difficult. Finally, we said, “Go Shoemacker!” and that worked for awhile.

The rough patch lasted until 9.30, when we finally reached the coast. Almost two hours of a miserable ride to a miserable coastline with one restaurant stuck on the end of a narrow strip of dirt and not much else.

Still carsick, I sat and watched the water for awhile. Nice spot really, as long as one was looking out, not in.

It took about 15 min to drag the truth out of the driver. That we were on the WEST side of the Gulf of Thailand, not the east.

Sigh …

I then ordered a nice, tall Singha for breakfast and proceeded to mutter TIT under my breath. One sip, one TIT. Another sip, another TIT.

We did go to one decent spot before heading back. A wat dedicated to the boatsman one of the Kings of Thailand. Something to do with the boatsman getting killed for running the royal barge into a tree (I have all the information here, I’m just too fluffed to drag it out).

After getting back to BKK, I googled to see what else was in the area. A lot. So, I will go back, but not by that bumpy road. An unnecessarily bumpy road as it only took 40 minutes to get back to BKK on a perfectly fine road. Not two hours.

Btw – I did take photos of food and water and such, as requested. Of which I’m sure you’ll have no interest in at all …

If you shoot some photos of the food & restaurants – we’d appreciate to upload some.

Enjoy -

BangkokDan

Thanks for the write up. I have a friend on the lookout for somewhere close to BKK to visit before taking off back to Canada. For good (poor thing).

“Fresh herbs, sir, fresh herbs, taste better …”

Reads good to me. I’ll let you know how it goes.

(I just hope she doesn’t read the rest of the comments…)

Seriously, great food, I promise.

BangkokDan

“So far this stuff iz legal me think.”

As the wise men know ThaiCrisis:

Nothing better than some buildup of physical resistibility.

bongo: ‘nfortunately no photos, but the provided links will give you some. Promise to shoot some when I’m heading there next time.

BangkokDan

As for the “sea food,” okay it’s fresh, it means people don’t die from a lightning attack of ferocious bacteria … but … where does it come from?

The sewage. Sorry, the sea.

Sewage with clean water. Sorry, fish farms.

Add to those organic matters, chemicals and other goodies.

I mean, don’t get me wrong: I love sea food in Thailand (but no shells) … But while I eat some, I know that I give a blow to my life expectancy.

Voilà. Otherwise great piece. But I didn’t want to break the mood.

double

(must be the financial crisis, gives me good vibes)