Ao Nang

About 23 km from Krabi along the coast is the seaside resort of Ao Nang. Stayed 3 nights. First night at a place called 'Green Leaf', quite nice and tidy at £16 a night. 

None of the staff speak English, so used pictures, sign language and expressions. Seemed to work well, (not sure why we ended up with a dustpan and brush) and amused the staff. 

Place was well worth the money. However, it was about 1.3 miles from the beach. Downhill one way, up hill the other!! Even though the transport up and down is relatively cheap, 40 pence each one way, it soon mounts up.

Decided we needed a bit of luxury, so moved to a hotel with a swimming pool, £50 a night with a breakfast, soft bed, air con, big room with a balcony, 3 minutes from the beach. 

Every time we walk to the beach we pass a massage parlour, outside is this diminutive young lady boy, (well okay, middle aged lady man) who has taken to tapping Mike on the shoulder and utter in a deep baritone 'want massage, special price'. Mike always politely declines. A bit further on the same thing happens at a different parlour. Except this lady boy has a five o'clock shadow, and an anchor tattoo with 'mum' printed under it!! Strangely, the request is repeated every time we pass!! Yvonne thinks it's hilarious, she knows Mike hates being massaged, and would rather have teeth pulled...

Place is okay, but wouldn't come back....

Leave you with some photos. Dave's place in Ko Lanta; some days are a bit lumpy in Thailand?? The beach at Ao Nang; long boat.