The local boat we decided to catch to Koh Phayam has broken down giving us the ideal opportunity to catch up with the blog!

We had a relaxing week on Koh Jum, it’s a quiet island with not much to do in the day apart from lounge on the beach or explore a bit and chill in the evening with a beer or two – so that’s what we did!

We got there the cheapskate way by local bus and longtail boat – it took longer but was half the cost of the big ferry direct from Krabi – it was more interesting too as we got to share the boat with a massive pile of eggs and building materials.

We had planned to stay at a little place called Bo Daeng, it was really cheap at 300 baht a night but simple – no fan, improvised shower made from…