Phatthalung – Thung Song – 90 km
A vital document I had sent via DHL from India never reached Cape
Town, and more than two weeks later, it was still nada, nothing, niks.
Oi, the Indian post and I didn’t get along well. Of course, I had a
tracking number, but its status was “number not activated.” Searching
the internet revealed no telephone number for Kochi DHL. DHL
Customer Care was equally useless. My only option was to email
Henry from Kevin’s Homestay (my previous accommodation) to ask
him for help. In the meantime, the area was scanned for a courier
company to resend the document as the closest DHL office was in
Krabi, 220 kilometres west. Arghh!
By morning, a flower garland adorned my handlebar as I pulled my
cap down and continued north. What must be done, must be done.
Seventy kilometres down the drag and 20 kilometres before the Krabi
turn-off, an email arrived from Henry. He not only got me the number
but also went to the post office, spoke to them, and gathered all the
details concerning the document and the new tracking number. There
are fantastic people in this world!
The document arrived in Cape Town but was on hold as the fee
charged wasn’t sufficient to cover delivery. Have you ever? I
wondered how long it would’ve taken them to inform me. It boggles
the mind, and there was no thanking Henry enough for his efforts.
However, Tung Song made it a convenient place to stay overnight and
to ensure everything was sorted before proceeding.