I woke the following day, back to the usual 'rock hang-over' after going out for farewell drinks. I had a boat to catch at 2 so sat around drinking water. I'd decided i was going all the way to Chiang Mai as i think i'd done the Island scene by now and still wanted to experience a little more cultural side of Thailand.
The problem with this is it's quite a way and meant a two hour boat to Krabi (again), a couple of hours there waiting for the night bus to Bangkok (that's a good 10 hours) then a case of hanging around there for a day before taking another night bus to Chiang Mai (another 14 hours)
phew...
the highlight of this most horrible of journeys came in the form of an imax screen, a pair of 3-D glasses and James Camerons 'Avatar' which i had the brilliant idea to go and see on my stopover. This was my first time in a cinema since leaving and i don't care how culturally relevant it was but i enjoyed it a whole lot. Even the standing for the national anthem before the film started brought a smile to my face. The film was exactly what i needed to stay awake, it looked stunning, was as loud as hell and zipped along at some crazy speed. Not sure that all the oscar talk is justified though. It's still basically 'Tarzan' in reverse when all said and done just with mechs and guns.
But anyway i'll shut up now.
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