All best made plans.....

Well in hind sight, TAKE THE PLANE! Horrible night on the train. Diesel fumes and loud machinery just beneath our seats mid car which vibrated all nite and got worse every time we made a stop which was many. Like an iceberg as the A/C was blowing full blast. Just when we thought it would never end, hours after they told us it would arrive, we get off only to discover the buses waiting to take people to various destinations. The driver can only speak one word in English, "samui" which is the first island on our path, or so we think. All different than our last trip. The bus ends up taking 2 hours, and no pee break since the train. No communication other than finding out since the train was late, we now must wait 4 hours at the ferry port until our boat leaves. Exhausted and a long ride still ahead. More diesel fumes wafting in the windows. Will be 24 hours by the time we get to our destination. What was I thinking!!!