Crabby in Krabi?

I read this snippet in The Lonely Planet...

"If you find that everything suddenly and inexplicably sucks, take yourself to the nearest watering hole and have something to eat and drink..."

After

• a 12 hour train ride from Bangkok to Surat Thani, in a room the size of a small clothes closet, that had enough space to fit two backpacks lengthwise from head to toe, and enough room, barely, to squeeze two narrow cots (also known as our beds), where we managed to fit ourselves into various positions like a jigsaw puzzle of sorts...
  
• a 3 hour wait for a 40 min bus ride that took to the pier/bus stop where we would catch the next leg to Krabi
  
• another 2.5 hour wait at the pier where we situated ourselves, limbs askew, on linoleum tables and plastic chairs and munched on fresh bread rolls and hot Nescafe instant coffee, along with a couple dozen weary travelers from around the world
  
• a 3 hour bus ride to the town of Krabi, where we celebrated with a can of Singha beer and toasted being on the West coast
  
• a 20 minute sweltering hot walk into the town of Krabi to find a bus, tuk tuk, or taxi for hire that would take us to Ao Nang, the seaside town about 30 km away
  
• a 40 minute tuk tuk drive through the mountains to the ocean town of Krabi, on the Andaman Sea,

Jack and I were feeling very heavy. Everything seemed to suck - our exhorbitantly-priced room (by the standards we paid in Bangkok) was grungy, the water didn't work, we couldn't flush the toilet, all we wanted was to have a hot shower...

...we realized that we needed some sustenance!! It's easy to forget, in this intense heat, to drink enough water and to eat regularly. Something physically happens - you lose your appetite, and the idea of eating anything seems like such a bad idea, and things start to require a lot of effort. Your focus diminishes and your perspective changes.

Thankfully, at this point, we remembered the guidance of the Lonely Planet bible, and dragged our weary selves to a little eaterie along the main strip of Ao Nang. There seems to be a strong Italian presence in this village, and we ordered a huge bottle of water, gulping down glass after glass after glass, and two large pizzas. OMG, by the time we had finished the water and the food, the world suddenly seemed happier and brighter, and we were very happy to have arrived here!

It's the 25th today, and we are staying for another day. We woke up at 2:30 am, which seems to be our normal pattern at the moment. We read for awhile, then went for a walk along the beach at 4am. People were starting to wake up and the local 7-Eleven had hot Nescafe coffee. When the sun came up, we did yoga on the beach and went for a delicious and refreshing swim. (The water was still broken!)

Jack has spoiled us with a speed boat rental. It's a little 220 hp boat, that comes complete with 4 bottles of water and life jackets and snorkelling equipment. We plan on packing a picnic lunch and some beer, and driving the boat to some of the nearby islands. We will swim, sunbathe, snorkel, until we can't handle any more. Life is good!

Chohk dee for now! : )