During the last day (April 21) in Phi Phi, we mostly vegged out at the beach and lamented about splitting apart and going back to work. Shirley and I would start making our way back to San Francisco, while Phuong and Katie would stay in Asia for another month or so. We all drowned our sorrows in many tropical smoothies and shakes.
Shirley and I began our way back starting 2:30pm local time to arrive in San Francisco a mere 63 hours later:
- Phi Phi -> Phuket (boat)
- Phuket -> Bangkok (plane)
- Bangkok -> Taipei (plane)
- Taipei -> San Francisco (plane)
At the time we got to the Phuket airport, Shirley and I were psychologically ready to come back to San Francisco. As to prove this point, I ate two plates of spaghetti and Shirley ate a cheeseburger. Another customer tried taking Shirley's cheeseburger and she almost went berserk.
During our 12-hour layover at the Bangkok airport, Shirley and I looked for the best available benches for sleeping. I thought of homeless people in New York.
We were ready for the San Francisco weather once again, where it is sunny but not enough to cook you alive. The humidity in Thailand sucks. I was glad to be back.
The entire trip cost about US$1300 in transportation and US$600 in lodging, food, entertainment, and souvenirs (excluding the US$261 painting).
It is remarkable that no drama ensued throughout the whole trip. We were all pretty flexible and understandable of each other. I'm proud of us.
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