When confronted with the question of how to move ourselves all the way from Nonthaburi to Phuket (900 kms), we provided the obvious Canadian answer "we'll drive there". We then proceeded to rent a truck (this one), pack up our stuff, and hit the road.
It was a beautiful drive. Shane was armed with the steering wheel and the task of not hitting other vehicles (more challenging in Thailand than in Canada) and I was armed with two maps, some Google map directions I wrote in a notebook, and the knowledge that as long as we went south and a bit west (and didn't cross the border into Burma) we would probably make it. We left at 5am (to miss Bangkok traffic) and around 12 hours later arrived safely in Phuket. On the way we saw incredible scenery, beautiful tropical trees and pre-historic looking mountains that wouldn't have been out of place with a Pterodactyl or two circling the tops.
Beautiful jungles as you get further south!
It was a really great way to see some more of the country, even in a brief kind of way. It is always interesting to watch the changing landscape as you drive long distances. Luckily Thailand isn't very big compared to Canada, so it took only one day to drive across, rather than our road trip to BC in September that took 5 days! Now we are in the process of settling in to our new apartment in Phuket town, on the island of Phuket. We will post pictures as soon as we get things unpacked and cleaned up!
