22nd February - Journey to Ko Mook

This morning we got up super early for our boat, out on the pier for 6am! Boat not coming until 7am. There's three piers, all relatively close but we're unsure of which one our boat departs from. Go to the first information point, have to wake a chap up from deep sleep, he had no idea whats going on. Go to another, still no idea. After an hour of running around we realise that the pier is flippin 9km away!!!!!!!

IT IS SO HARD TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION HERE!!!

We hop on a bus and eventually get to the pier for another boat at 11am, beginning our journey to Trang. Slept mostly on the ferry, not before getting a few snaps out on deck!

Once the ferry docked we changed to a mini bus once we got to the town. Sounded great, air con, lots of room, direct transport..perfect. No! We got on for our 4hour journey, the bus already full of locals. We were directed to the back where there was zero leg room and room for three people (just about)..there was four of us though! No air con, our sweaty limbs rubbing off one another, it was the epitaphmy of gross. I have never been so greatful to get off a mode of transport!

on the stinky bus

Eddie's Thai buddy Nicey met us at the station to drive us to the pier for Ko Mook. We thought the pier was just down the road like, it's actually an hour away. Feeling bad for taking him so far out of the way, we set off on our journey. After a few minutes he turns around and tells us with a pleasant smile, that his Uncle died that morning....TRAMPLED BY A BLOODY ELEPHANT! You could imagine how bad we felt then but he just kept smiling and telling us everything was fine so we continued to the pier.
Just as we pulled up a big thunder storm broke out. It was so nice to stand in rain..warm rain at that! The long tail boat couldn't leave until the storm stopped so we sat in the little restaurant, in a local ladies house, and watched the kids dancing and playing in the rain.

rain at Ko Mook pier

The long tail came and off we set.

 It was dusk when we left and the surrounding islands looked so magnifcent as we sailed past. Thirty minutes later we were at Ko Mook. Unreal!! There's no where for the boat to dock, he literally gets as close to the shore as possible and then you jump in, thigh deep, and wade to the shore with rucksack on back! We instantly knew this was a winner!

We found Nicey's Uncle's place and got our hut. It was dark at this stage and the electricity was gone so we couldn't actually see the hut, guessed it was okay though!

we finally got to see the hut in daylight! Luke's vegetating in the hammoc

 Off we set for beer on the beach to watch the sun come down. It was then that Luke discovered the beach is hugely inhabited by hermit crabs, his new favourite creature! We spent the night drinking and analyzing every crab on the beach! We even found a massive one which the lads scared so much he came ouit of his shell, we all felt awful. Luke eventually managed to coax him back into his shell and you'd swear he was Mother Theresa, this was his greatest act of kindness!!! I can write these things bacause I know Luke will never read this!!!!!!!!

crab jumping ship/shell!

We all fell back to the hut and the three of us made ourselves comfortable in our double bed! Ko Mook I am inpressed!!