The Flooding Tour from Koh Phangan to Khao Sok, part 1
I think everybody listen about the big rain and flooding in march/april 2011. Near every year i drive the tour from Phuket - Khao Sok - Koh Phangan or Koh Phangan - Khao Sok. This year was a special because much rain everywhere in the south of thailand, big waves and about this t no ferry from Koh Phangan to Don Sak. About 1 week much rain, sometimes 24 hours. Everywhere landslides, this was on the mountainstreet from Ban Khai to Haad Rin and braks the power cable too.
Sometimes i drive with jacket in the rain and drink a coffee on 7 eleven where many peoples meeting.
But 7 eleven sold out, no bakery, no sausages, no sandwich......
30.03.2011 The police called the resorts that tourist who want leave the island must come to the pier because in the afternoon a army boat will come. Many people waiting at noon in the rain and wind for the army boat but it not come. The police said „i don’t know when“.......so at 3 o clock afternoon they talk the army boat NOT come to Koh Phangan toady because they take many people from Koh Tao. The army boat want go to a pier in Hua Hin, but the waves to danger so the change to Sattahip (near Pattaya), a very long trip.
Then on the 31.3.2011 the Racha Ferry work and i got the afternoon ferry to Don Sak (60 km from Surathani), i am happy. But after 40km water on the highway, what the hell....thais fishing on the highway.....
........and then closed... I must go a diversion (15 km) on the 44 highway to Krabi and then came to Surathani, everything in the city was dry, i am happy, i think no more problems but......
This was on the 401 after Phun Phin on the elctric power station, the thais make a boat service on the 401:
In the afternoon i drive many hours through the water but impossible to go the to bangkok or Takua Pa. So i look around the city (klick for 2500 pixel resolution)
I think everybody listen about the big rain and flooding in march/april 2011. Near every year i drive the tour from Phuket - Khao Sok - Koh Phangan or Koh Phangan - Khao Sok. This year was a special because much rain everywhere in the south of thailand, big waves and about this t no ferry from Koh Phangan to Don Sak. About 1 week much rain, sometimes 24 hours. Everywhere landslides, this was on the mountainstreet from Ban Khai to Haad Rin and braks the power cable too.
Sometimes i drive with jacket in the rain and drink a coffee on 7 eleven where many peoples meeting.
But 7 eleven sold out, no bakery, no sausages, no sandwich......
30.03.2011 The police called the resorts that tourist who want leave the island must come to the pier because in the afternoon a army boat will come. Many people waiting at noon in the rain and wind for the army boat but it not come. The police said „i don’t know when“.......so at 3 o clock afternoon they talk the army boat NOT come to Koh Phangan toady because they take many people from Koh Tao. The army boat want go to a pier in Hua Hin, but the waves to danger so the change to Sattahip (near Pattaya), a very long trip.
Then on the 31.3.2011 the Racha Ferry work and i got the afternoon ferry to Don Sak (60 km from Surathani), i am happy. But after 40km water on the highway, what the hell....thais fishing on the highway.....
........and then closed... I must go a diversion (15 km) on the 44 highway to Krabi and then came to Surathani, everything in the city was dry, i am happy, i think no more problems but......
This was on the 401 after Phun Phin on the elctric power station, the thais make a boat service on the 401:
In the afternoon i drive many hours through the water but impossible to go the to bangkok or Takua Pa. So i look around the city (klick for 2500 pixel resolution)