Arrival to Thailand uncertain

Here we go again... into the unknown, no - of course not. I'm not 20 anymore, sometimes a bit tired of life but always determined and courageous. Or do you call that crazy and reckless?😝

This time we're going to Thailand-Krabi Mainland-Tup Kaek Beach, not to be confused with Cup Cake.😆

I'm not feeling well the day before I start and especially since I'm above the clouds, probably directly over the Indian Ocean, I'm not feeling well either.

We're getting really shaken up. The guy on my left definitely doesn't need an ice shaker for his whiskey on the rocks. If I wasn't so under the weather, I probably would have toasted him. Although this would certainly drag us into physical abyss. The main thing is that he doesn't throw up on my new COM CI COM CA T-shirt. 😵‍💫

The guy is already over after 3 hours of flight and 7 are still ahead of us. God, help me.🙏🏼

Back to the beginning - the plane has just calmed down again, for a brief moment.

I rented a room again with my big one 🥰 in Potsdam. She's very comfortable. We eat mom's casserole and watch trash TV. It can happen sometimes.

We politely go to bed around 9 p.m. I have a bit of a fever and need a lot of sleep. Especially my “hot 7”. Afterwards I will definitely sleep soundly.

Tomorrow I will decide whether I will start my journey.

I slept wonderfully and I'm feeling okay

(Thanks to Johann, I experienced a kind of miraculous healing - Steffi, you know 😜)

It's 6:00 a.m. and not my and Lotti's time at all. But she bravely takes me by car and in less than an hour we reach BER. There we meet my sister and her newlywed. Before that we see Bill Kaulitz smoking in front of the airport. The world is so small.🌍

I'm not flying alone this time. I'm curious to see if I like it. Sabine is coming with me. After she would have liked to come with me to Sri Lanka, it is now time to leave the love nest at home. (Let it go, Olaf. A chance like this won't come around again anytime soon.😜)

Lotti and Olf take a “before” photo and wave, wave.🤗

The two of us now stroll relaxed through security and into the nearest coffee shop and almost chat.

The call for boarding comes. We are the last to board the Boeing. The airline is called scoot and is the smaller and cheaper sister of the Singapore Airline.

At the latest when the first carts with drinks and food slowly drive past us without stopping, we know why.🤣

You have to pay extra for everything. Don't worry, we are children of the “East” and have taken good precautions.

Sabine vegetables, I the slices. Nuts and sweets round off our menu.

After about 4 hours we make a stopover and land in Athens. The sun is shining and it is already nice and warm. We only have an hour's stay, but we treat ourselves to a ridiculously expensive cappuccino for only €20 and enjoy it as if it were the last.

-Now comes the scene with the turbulence on the plane and the guy next to me.-✈️

I must have been drunk or overworked when reserving my seat. Probably both, it was around Christmas time.

There's always a lot to do, especially when the family insists on not celebrating alone.

The thing I was just trying to avoid is now happening. We have no space in front of us, the exit next to us and, to top it off, the toilet. It feels like every minute the flush is activated, which sounds like someone is vomiting. I push my earplugs so deep into my ears that Sabine has to speak loudly so that I can hear her, to the annoyance of the passengers.

But it's definitely a spectacle to watch people get in and out of the toilet. We definitely have a home advantage.😂

At around 2:30 p.m. local time (in Germany it is now 10:30 a.m. - 6 hours back) we land, exchange our hard-earned money (the exchange rate is 1€ to approx. 37 Bath) and are picked up by a nice boy.

The heat is overwhelming - the humidity is very high. Scarf and blanket can be stowed away.

After an hour we reach our Tup Kaek Beach.

A dream of a beach and a bit surreal.🏝️

All we want to do now is eat something and get a lot of sleep.

The restaurant is right on the water and is almost empty.

The sun is just setting as we enjoy our first ever cool watermelon juice with a smile on our faces.🍹🍹