Penang - Krabi :)

Up at 4.30 am tidying and last minute packing...

The receptionist snoring in his wicker chair next to his desk.
5am the horn beeps and we're off in a minivan, bumping along the motorway.
It started raining just before the border, houses and roads under water.
A woman stands stricken in front of her house, the roof under water. I wish I knew what I could do to help her.
I realise that my situation is not so bad. I have money, I have my kids and warm, dry clothes.

Border crossing at 9am, then change a bus in Hat Yai at 9.30am.
Then drove on and on till Krabi at 1pm. We checked into a guesthouse, changed money. It kept on raining...
After lunch at Chokedee (pasta, chicken soup and fried rice) Janis persuaded me to go to Ao Nang beach (above, although that's not what it looked like in the rain- but still beautiful)
A short bus trip then a magnificent view, limestone cliffs and clear water despite the drizzle.
It's really amazing here, although probably gets busy in good weather.
Hasn't stopped raining.
Tomorrow we're off to Ko Lanta, to stay with our cs host.
Can't wait.
(sorry for the pictures- no camera)