In transit

Been off the grid, ie no wifi, for a spell. Hence no posts. Currently in the throes of traveling from where we are on the gulf/east coast to Krabi on the Andamen/west coast. And it is taking more figuring out than we had expected. Alot of guess-work, surrendering control/at the mercy of others who know better how such things work here. We will board the train yet again later today going from bang saphan yai to chumphon (after our failed attempt to catch a gov't bus going south from bangkok to krabi...our goal was to be in krabi tonight where we had a room booked. we will not make that.). we will spend the night in chumphon leaving us a long bus ride (8hrs) tomorrow (the train does not go to the andamen side of Thailand). So at times, travel within the kingdom is challenging and uncomfortable (physically from the heat and psychologically from the not knowing and/or having as muchcontrol as we're used to). But not without ample rewards.