Krabi Day 2 - Wish You Were Here
Boat Out At Sea A whole day out at sea on a boat trip can be an exhilarating experience - you either love it or loathe it. There are boats and there can be boats so what is the difference? Depends. If you are the commando or navy diver type alpha male you can take any kind of boats. I have travelled on small motor sampan at Mersing in the darkness of night to a kelong with no life jackets and I have gone on longtail motor sampan speed-boat at Pulau Tioman where you can get sea water splashed on your faces. The ride is more like a roller-coaster. Some months ago, a group of seasoned fishermen including Singaporeans were out on a boat meant for 20 people but they carried 40 pax. On the fateful stormy day with strong current the boat crashed and quite a few people died and some were injured. In a situation like that you won't even find enough life jackets if there were. They have long tails at Krabi too where you have to wade into the sea to get on board. With young and old in tol...