Koh Yao Yai

This is the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

This is the boat that splashed through the sea

Carrying travelers tired as can be

That brought us to the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

This is the station, dirty and gross

Where we stood in confusion with our transfer plans toast

Before we got on the mini-bus with the friendly cabbie

That zipped us off to a pier in Krabi

Where we got on the boat that splashed through the sea

Carrying travelers tired as can be

That brought us to the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

This is to the regular bus which we rode for hours

Gazing out the window at limestone towers

That brought us to the station, dirty and gross

Where we stood in confusion with transfer plans toast

Before we got on the mini-bus with the friendly cabbie

That zipped us off to a pier in Krabi

Where we got on the boat that splashed through the sea

Carrying travelers tired as can be

That brought us to the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

This is the overnight train, bouncy and fun

That brought us to the mini bus- a crowded one

That brought us to the regular bus which we rode for hours

Gazing out the window at limestone towers

That brought us to the station, dirty and gross

Where we stood in confusion with transfer plans toast

Before we got on the mini-bus with the friendly cabbie

That zipped us off to a pier in Krabi

Where we got on the boat that splashed through the sea

Carrying travelers tired as can be

That brought us to the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

These are the power lines along the walk

We took through the streets of grand Bangkok

To get to the subway, sleek and clean

Where people are kind, and no one was mean

That brought us to the overnight train, bouncy and fun

That brought us to the mini bus- a crowded one

That brought us to the regular bus which we rode for hours

Gazing out the window at limestone towers

That brought us to the station, dirty and gross

Where we stood in confusion with transfer plans toast

Before we got on the mini-bus with the friendly cabbie

That zipped us off to a pier in Krabi

Where we got on the boat that splashed through the sea

Carrying travelers tired as can be

That brought us to the song-taew that bumped us along

And took us to Twison Beach on Koh Yao Yai.

And that, friends, is why it took us 21 hrs to get to Koh Yao Yai.  But the rewards of that travel are beyond imagining.  This is the paradisiacal Thailand of people’s dreams. It’s beyond description.  Perhaps these photos will do.

this is where you sleep in paradise

this is where you eat in paradise

this is how you travel in paradise- scooters!