We got the ferry back from Phi Phi to Krabi and a bus to Hat Yai.  Hat Yai is a big city but we found it very accessible for travelers.  We easily found transportation, lodging, food, shopping, and cheap internet.  Today we got a bus down to Sungai Kolok on the border with Malaysia.  The ride was pleasantly uneventful despite our concerns that the Southern states of Thailand have had some civil unrest over the last few years.  We took the advice of locals in Hat Yai who informed us that the bus ride would be a safe route.  Tomorrow, we plan to head down to Kota Bahru, Malaysia, and on to the Perhentian Islands.  Due to the fact that there is limited generator-produced electricity on the island of Kecil, we may not post until we return to the mainland.