Travel Adventure to Krabi

Nov 23 Travel Day Adventure 

I was not looking forward to today's trip to Railay Bay Resort- taxi, bus, taxi and water taxi. I did my research and wanted to ensure we were taken to the Krabi pier. The tour agent at the hotel wrote the name of the pier we were to catch the water taxi and he helped me pronounce the name correctly. But all the planning was for not, and even though people reassured us we were going to the correct location to catch the water taxi, we did not go to the Krabi Nammao pier. Instead we had to take the water taxi from the Krabi beach, and it was not easy with two suitcases to wade crotch-high through the water to reach the long tail boat. Lucky for us that a kind young man offered to take one of the suitcases. And what a crazy ride to our resort. This skinny boat racing through the water bouncing off the waves, with water splashing on our bodies. We reached our resort, but to our surprise and shock, there was no pier to get off the boat. Thank goodness this nice young man stepped forward again to help us. We were relieved when we arrived, soaking wet from the ride but pleasantly surprised with the beautiful resort and spacious room. But our joy was short lived, as it started to rain. We de-stressed for about 30 minutes, but the rain was not going to stop anytime soon, so we ventured out of the resort. Umbrellas come standard with each room. And what a surprise, we found the pier at the other side of the resort. It truly does exist, and it proves there is a conspiracy with the taxi drivers and long tail boat operators. There must be some kick-backs or they must get a kick watching tourists struggle with their bags. I'm sure some people fall into the water, which I almost did. We did make our way along the shoreline and found a number of bars and restaurants, where we enjoyed a spicy Thai dinner.