Friday 22nd November, 2019 – Hat Yai
Drove to the border and then on to Hat Yai
Saturday 23rd November, 2019 – Krabi
Took the small roads and stopped on the way at Pat Meng Beach, used by locals. Krabi is a busy place as it serves as base camp for exploring the province of the same name, a lush region of jungles, limestone cliffs and idyllic isles.There are numerous tour operators all vying for your business to take you to the islands, including the one made famous ( Phi Phi island) by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film “The beach”.
Sunday 24th November, 2019 – Sichon – Ban Plai Ton fish market
Ban Plai Ton is a small fishing village on the east coast, about 5km south of Sichon. I had read online about a fish market happening there so we decided to go and have a look.
We arrived around 8 am and the market was already in full swing. I had some sweet waffles and some donut balls with chilli paste, both very nice. I also tried the Thai coconut griddle cakes called Khanom krok . This is a sweet snack but I was not so taken by it and could not really taste the coconut.
Not far from Sichon, we saw some monkeys at work, picking coconuts. These monkeys are trained by coconut farmers. They are on a long leash and climb the trees to dislodge the coconuts which fall on the ground, ready to be collected by the farmer.
Further down the coast we crossed a bridge to go on a small island. This is essentially a chinese fishing village, called Ko Raet.
Monday 25th November, 2019, Tuesday 26th November, 2019
Khao Sok National Park – Ranong
Wednesday 27th November, 2019 – Thap Sakae
Took a turning off the main road to Thap Sakae and ended staying in a small bungalow on the beach.
View from the bungalow 
deserted beach 
Thursday 28th November, 2019 – Hua Hin
The road to Prachuap Khirikhan goes through pineapple plantations. We stopped on a small road near a field where people were picking pineapples. One of the ladies could speak some english and explained that the workers were making 300 Bhats per day (around £ 7). They cut open a pineapple for us to taste: sweet and very juicy! They also gave us one to take with us and a big papaya.
In Prachuap Khirikhan we climbed the steps to Khao Chong Krachok
Thailand – Khao Chong Krachok
Arrived in Hua Hin late afternoon. This is a beach resort reachable from Bangkok and there are lots of hotels catering for tourists (local and international).
