Ko Phangan to Krabi

Boarding the boat to the mainland

Fishing boats in Thong Sala

After a day of sleeping we got up and checked out of Mai Pen Rai and took a pickup trunk taxi to Thong Sala, where the pier is, and got a boat and bus combination deal to Krabi. The boat wasn't as crowded as the one to Phangan from Samui but it was longer.
When we got to the mainland we boarded a 'chicken bus' aka a bus with no A/C that is usually used for the transportation of Thais. This bus took us to the bus station where we had to wait for a big coach style bus to take us to Krabi. We got sweet front seats on the big bus.
We finally got to BF nowhere Krabi at around 8pm. They told us they could take us to our hotel via for another 100baht... the taxi ended up being another of those big tuktuk things and the driver couldn't find our hotel for a long time.
But we finally found it- Aloha Inn- owned by a Calfornian. I told him I was born in Thousand Oaks and he was like "ooooh, Ventura County!" Um, okay. He showed us to our rooms and went through everything with us, like how to work the DVD player and TV etc. Then he started going on about the Thai mofia and if we ever get in a jam here's his card, just get a hold of him.
Since the next day was the King's Birthday we asked him if there was a big party or what was the deal? He told us it wasn't a big party and that most places wouldn't even be serving alcohol... that was lie, but we prepared by buying some Chang and Mekong whiskey just in case.
After finally getting settled we went to dinner at an Italian place and I had a pizza margarita that was just as good as the one's I'd had in Italy! It was pricey though- 200B! ($6)