July 6th, 2019
July 7th movin’ on to BangSaphon
Well! I feel better! And I’ve decided we should move on! I like it here but am not willing to pay those crazy prices to stay in at the BanGrood Arcadia. The sun is UP today and noticeably hotter. Lovin’ me 
more salad today!
The breakfast room is buzzing today with more people and all the fans going. We noticed that there are SO many flies here in Ban Krut. It’s really annoying there are millions on full big flies and little ones I would call noseeums at home. No idea what they are, or WHY But I’m done with it. Bug spray doesn’t deter them either. So I sit by a fan not because of the heat, but bcz it blows the flies away, it at least some of them! The view is spectacular in the sun with blue skies ❤
Our plan is to take the train to our next destination. BangSaphon. We feel confident in this plan now based on previous experience. So we check out of hotel and put our stuff with the porter as train does not come until 2:45pm (and we know will be late at that!). We have time for a massage! Off we go to find a massage. Third place we try is the charm as the first two can’t take 2 people. Troy and i Had an awesome foot massage and then we stopped at 7-11 again for some of that coffee! Ok, troy had pop and a magnum and I had the coffee and chicken on a stick from the lady across the street from the 7-11. This managed to get me a loyal sidekick in one of the many many dogs roaming this town. I shared a bit and the sweet girl had very good manners but when I tossed the bag she gazed at it for a while in the garbage can, then bailed on me🤣🤣
The train was GET THIS! 3 baht each! So for 6baht, we were on our way. That’s 20 cents for the two of us. A taxi would have been 800 baht. That’s just shy of $27. I am shocked at the affordability of the train. And grateful for it!! The ride was very short. Like about 20 minutes! I had contacted the hotel (Theatre Villa) in Bangsaphan as they offer pick up from train station. So I was expecting them when we arrived. There was no one waiting that was obvious To us like when we arrived in Ban Krut. Then a guy said some stuff To us and indicated he was with Theatre Villa. So this seemed like progress. We got into his car and he took us out on the highway. This hotel is way further out of town than we usually stay at. Plus this car is sounding like it might never get there, but we are committed now!
Sure enough we arrive ‘somewhere’ after 15 minutes or so, way in the middle of nowhere down a lot of sketchy little roads with gigantic potholes. Troy was watching on his GPS map on his phone and assures me that its our hotel. And then it gets awkward. He wants money. But taxi was supposed to be free???? The lady running the hotel says her driver is at train station looking for us. Uh oh. She graciously agrees to pay the taxi driver. And says everything is ok. She’s really nice about it. Bad day for her guy to be late!
So new hotel is right on the beach and our room has great view. We went for a walk on the beach after settling in and met another couple from Germany with a super cute terrier. After chat chat about dogs, they told us about a beach bar that has an English singer on Saturday nights at 8pm. And that we should go if we want. Long story short, we went. We were early in fact (6:30) and had snacks, water and lemon shake while waiting and enjoying the view. The guy came around 8, didn’t start playing until 8:25, sounded like an old drunk karaoking on his grandchild’s microphone that he got for Christmas. So we parted 1.5 songs and then headed home! Maybe our bar is too high for events like this, or we just aren’t starved enough for English yet. 🤣🤣🤣
