Well, we've finally reached the sit on a beach portion of the holiday. We are at a place called Star Hut on Pan Noi beach. It is amazing; we can see the beach as we're (briefly!) checking email. We have a hut with attached bathroom right on the beach.

The night train from Bangkok was cool as a hadn't-done-it-before experience, but I didn't sleep very well; upper bunks (all they had available) are definitely not the way to go if you have a choice.