Krabi Town

Backing tracking a couple of days, the 28th was spent exploring a bit of Krabi Town. Riding in the back of one of the local tiny pick up trucks for 50 baht each gets us into Krabi. It is a much bigger centre than we thought. A meandered into a travel agency on the corner to get a map of the town. Within we met a fellow from the US that moved to Thailand in the 70's. Tom was a welcome sight for sure and it was reassuring to have someone fluent in English to talk to. While most of the Thai's tried to be helpful the language was always a barrier further complicated by the fact they would always smile, nod and say "yes" whether they understood us or not.
Tom told us a bout Krabi and about Koh Lanta, even suggested places to stay and sights to see. We told him we had to leave to try for a Visa that flying was too expensive. He disagreed and told us getting to the border, across and back was complicated, time consuming and stressful. He did a quick check and located a flight to KL, out and back the same day for around $200. Doing the math and considering the time savings we booked the flight. We followed his other suggestions, booked a hotel in Krabi went for a bite and a quick walk along the river. We actually spent several hours getting information and booked our 2 hour boat ride to Koh Lanta. I had thought of taking the bus but Tom explained it wasn't very reliable, and we may end up waiting t the ferry crossings for the tide to be high enough for the boat to run.
Although the day seemed uneventful, we accomplished a lot and still managed to see a bit of the town. We will be back in Krabi for a few days later in the month and will explore more of the area. Krabi town has some interesting figures on the traffic lights and lamp posts. Not sure of the history but will let you know as we get the intel.
The Tatoo shop was our fav for Cappuccinos and good wifi connections.