It was touch and go this morning, but I am safe and sound at a hotel ten minutes from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. It is stinking hot in the city despite being a couple of degrees cooler as far as official temperatures are concerned; freeways and concrete hold the heat a lot better than sand and sea.
So the shuttle that I booked and paid for last week in Krabi did not show at the appointed time of 06:45. The resort manager started calling on my behalf at 07:05 and a van finally arrived a full hour late. Of course, they forgot to book the early one but there was no,way they were going to admit it. Luckily it’s Sunday and traffic was light so I made it to Krabi Airport in time. I did, however, abandon all hope of seeing the artwork that they promised to deliver to the airport, and that proved to be a wise decision on my part because it was nowhere to be seen. They finally said they’d send it by taxi at my cost but I knew it was a pipe dream and told them to keep it. The hotel room that EVA Air was supposed to book and pay for on my behalf because of their schedule change has not materialized either, but I was one step ahead and I will not be sleeping at Pearson Airport tomorrow night.
My hotel has a pool! Quite possibly the smallest hotel pool I’ve ever seen, but it’s water, and I wasted no time immersing myself and letting the stress and heat of the day dissipate. Wonder of wonders, there is a statue of Ganesha overlooking the water…my all-time favourite Hindu god. I have no idea what he is doing In a predominantly Buddhist country but I am taking it as a sign that I should get a Ganesha tattoo… What else could it mean??
Three take-offs, three landings, 21 hours flying time, a ten-hour layover in Toronto, 35 km from Stanfield International to Fisherman’s Cove. And a home-cooked meal.