Cheetah_SA

Sorry to dredge up this old thread bit I stumbled on this question and it reminded me of a funny thing that happened on a boat trip to Phi Phi. Actually it was the return trip and the hilarity ensued pretty much at the very end of it.

We were on a reasonable sized, well powered speedboat crammed with about 20 pax. The young Thai driver was a real cowboy and gunned that sucker for all it was worth, slamming into the chop with bone-jarring smacks. It wasn't pleasant and it probably wasn't the safest way to proceed but we just held tight for the duration.

When the boat slowed for the approach to Ao Nang, a middle aged British woman emerged from the head, which was a small cubicle that you had to crouch to enter. She was in fits of laughter and we heard her explaining to her daughter and son-in-law that she had gone to the loo as we were leaving Phi Phi. By the time she was done the boat was going full tilt and every time she tried to get up she would be unceremoniously slammed back onto her seat. Eventually she realised that she had no option: she was trapped until the boat slowed down. She was a good sport and her giggling at her own expense had us all laughing with her.

And to answer the question: it can be very rough even when there is only a mild chop on the water.