South-by-Southwest

Tomorrow morning we venture out of Bangkok into the great unknown, literally. Budget Rent-a-Car is dropping an “economy car” by our hotel tomorrow at 9am, probably a Honda Jazz although we asked for a Toyota Vios or Honda City if they can scrounge one up in time. The next week will be a real adventure. Now that is it upon us I am way excited but a little nervous. We planned this week of having a rental car to see the countryside and experience Thailand/Asia in a different way than the usual downtowns and touristy stuff. Tomorrow we drive about 300km to a hostel on the east coast of Thailand in a city called Prachuab Khirikhan. We cut our stay there to one night so we could add an island that came highly recommended in Mackenzie’s travel book. Kho Samui. To get here we drive our car an additional 400 kilometers to Suritthani. From here we catch a two-hour boat ride to the island. It is supposed to be a blast with amazing beaches, zip lines, go-karts, scooters/motorcycles (we have to leave our car behind) and lots of other fun things to do. After spending three nights here we catch an early morning boat back, hop in our car, and drive 300 kilometers to Phuket with a stop in between for kayaking and sightseeing. In Phuket we have two more days to hit beaches, sight-see, and relax. One other thing is most of the places we are staying don’t have internet, so I probably won’t be posting as much or online near as much. I am looking forward to our adventure, please feel free to pray for our safe travel as this is one occasion I thinks those prayers could be especially warranted.