Okay, this is attempt number 2, as I just typed up everything and it failed to save. Grrrrr!!
Anyway, I made it safely over to Thailand - landed in
Koh Samui airport at 8:35am local time, exactly as predicted! I find it amazing that I can travel halfway across the world and arrive exactly at the predicted time, but could try to get a bus or train in the UK to somewhere a few miles away and end up being hideously late.