Day 121, 73km. By Chris:

Getting out of the national park was easier than getting in but we had to splash our way along a muddy track non-the-less. The rest of the morning was spent navigating a hoch-poch of small roads and tracks while looking for a roadside 'reverse osmosis' drinking water dispenser, because our water pump broke a few days ago. These machine tend to be hidden away from tourists down local roads, probably because far more profit can be made by selling them bottled water. We came upon one though, and restocked all our bottles for just 4bhat (8p).

We bumped into our cycle-touring friends Jess and Jamie in the afternoon and had lunch with them by the beach. Danny had D&V so had taken the short fast route on the main road. He got to our destination first and had scouted out some cheap beachfront bungalows so we followed the other two and stayed there too. We swam in the sea and after dinner we admired the glowing waves, full of bioluminescence.