Satun, Thailand
Trip Start
Dec 28, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 26, 2008
Satun,
Thailand
Friday, January 25, 2008
Kaikki ei mennykaan ihan putkeen Lantalta lahtiessa. Matka Trangiin kesti nelisen tuntia joten ensimmainen minibussi Trangiin ei siis auttanu meita hirveesti. Trangista otettiin paikallinen bussi Satuniin joka sekin kesti kolmisen tuntia, opaskirjan puhuessa kahdesta. Loppujen lopuks saavuttiin Satuniin neljan jalkeen ja viimenen lautta Langkawille lahtee viidelta. Paatettiin jo bussissa etta jaadaan yoks Satuniin ja jatketaan seuraavana aamuna virkeina matkaa.
Se koko bussimatka paikallisessa bussissa oli aika tuskanen. Bussi oli ihan taynna, meit istu takapenkilla kuus mika on paljon. Ilmastointi oli ikkunat auki ja pari hassua tuuletinta. Ja valilla jalkatila oli taynna laukkuja ja bussin kaytavat taynna ihmisia. Siis olit melkeen paikallaan kolme tuntii ja hikoilit kun pieni possu. Mut se on ehka just sita reissaamista parhaimmillaan koska nyt se taas naurattaa..
Satunissa etittiin hotellia, toisella kerralla loydettiin vapaa huone 200bahtiin. Kaytiin syomassa ja netissa. Ja siella oltiin taas samanlainen nahtavyys kun Korean ja Japanin pikku kaupungeissa. Lapset huuteli 'Hello" ja nettikahvilassa kaks poikaa tuli mun selan taakse kattoo kun kirjotin meileja suomeks. Satun on pieni, muslimipainotteinen kaupunki ihan etela-Thaimaassa. Ja ihmiset tosi mukavia ja auttavaisia.
Aamulla suunnattiin tuktuk taksilla satamaan ja tapaturmien suma jatkuu.. nyrjaytin nilkkani rappusissa. Onneks ei pahemmin kayny, Raffille tapahtu sama Koreassa ja ensiapuvalineet oli hollilla saman tien. Ja tata kirjottaessa jalka on jo parempi.
Sellaista tanne. ;)
terkut.
norppa
English:
Howdy-ho,
It took longer to reach Malaysia than we planned. The minivan from Lanta to Trang took longer we thought and what was said. And once we reached Trang and changed to a local bus going to Satun we decided to spend one night in Satun since last ferry to Langkawi would go at five and we reached Satun after four. And our tourist visas were valid until 26th so no problem.
The whole bustrip in the local bus was again an experience. The bus was full, we were six sitting at the back row with all the luggage in our feet. The air con, open windows and six fans that is, wasnt too effective and we sweated like pigs for three hours. And couldnt much move from that one position. But I suppose that's travelling at its very best, at leats now I have fun recalling it.
In satun we searched for a hotel and found a room after second try. And for nothing, 200bahts. We had a dinner and went to internet cafe. Again we felt like being the sight for the locals, the same way as in South Korea and some small towns in Japan. Children greeted us with 'Hellos' and at the cafe two small boys watched behind my back as I wrote emails in Finnish. The town itself is small, with muslim majority in the very southern tip of Thailand. Lovely people really, and so helpful.
In the next morning we took a tuktuk cab to the port and my accidents continued. I twisted my ankle in the stairs. Well the smae happened to Raffi in Korea and he had the first aid kit nearby and now the foot is already better.
That's that.
talk to you later.
Nora
