January 1, 2017 After our late night last night, we were slow to get moving this morning. We basically went to breakfast at the Smoothie Blues again because the other place we wanted to go was closed because of the holiday.
We walked to the mall to look for a book and then back to the apartment. Will, John, and I packed. Chris and Denise played cribbage!
We took a red truck to the airport and a flight to Krabi. Then a shuttle to our hotel. It was about 9 and we were hungry. We took a shuttle to a seafood restaurant then back to hotel and bed.
Monday we woke and had breakfast-a very nice one-at the hotel. This is a beautiful place with a pool! They provided a shuttle to the beach and we caught a long boat ride to Railay Beach. From there we hiked to the east side. There is this viewpoint, but to get there, it requires a steep climb with a rope or two to help. At least it wasn't muddy! We decided not to go to the lagoon because the tide was out and everyone said it was just mud. Then to Phra Nang Beach. Here we swam and just relaxed until it got pretty crowded. On this beach there is the Princess cave. It's a sacred place for fertility. We went back to the other side to Diamond Cave. There were bats and some nice formations, but pretty small. On the way back to our boat, we got some Turkish kabobs and roti since everyone was hungry. We had to wait for the boat because they will only take you if they have 10 people. Just before we were ready to get on the boat, Will was swimming and John and I were sitting on the beach. He noticed a girl walk by that looked like Erin Guy. I yelled her name and sure enough, it was Erin! We didn't have time to talk because by that time, the 10 people for our boat were there and the boat master was anxious for us to get on! What a small world! Once we got back to the beach and tried to call for a shuttle, John noticed the zipper where his pants and phone were was stuck! We tried and tried to no avail and finally had to cut the darn pants! Back at the hotel, we made arrangements for the next few days, swam and had dinner.
On Tuesday we got up early and again had a wonderful breakfast. Jungle tour today. We were picked up and drove to the Emerald Pool. It's a swim hoe with beautiful emerald colored water. We also hiking to the Blue Pool which lies in a bird sanctuary. There is no swimming there. It poured the whole time, but we still headed back and swam at the Emerald Pool. After hiking out and eating lunch, they then took us to the Nam Tok Rawn or the hot waterfall. It's a hot springs with a wonderful waterfall with pools formed from the minerals found in the water. After swimming there, we headed to the Tiger Temple. The big attraction here is to climb 1,237 steep stairs rising from sea level to a little over 900 feet. Some of the stairs are very high, very narrow and to help were there nasty monkeys looking for a handout. They would jump on your back or steal things from you if you weren't careful. It's said it takes 45 minutes to get to the top. I don't think it took quite that long but it wasn't easy. It was, however, totally worth it. The views were stunning! After getting back down, we went into the tiger cave for a quick visit and then back on the bus to our resort. No one was hungry until later so it was room service.
Wednesday was a fun day. We had to be up early again for a shuttle to our speedboat. The water was VERY rough today and we were soaked before we even got to the beaches. First stop - Bamboo Island. Beautiful white sandy beach. These islands are all part of the Phi Phi Islands and they are a National Park. Thailand’s National Parks also have overcrowding issues! After Bamboo, we went to Hat Maya on Phi Phi Leh Island where the film “The Beach” was filmed. It was beautiful it enjoyed it with about a million other people! Phi Phi Don was our next stop for lunch. After lunch, we rode by the Viking Cave where people go in on the scaffolding to collect swiftlet nests. There are altars and scaffolding here. Then our last stop was to Ao Ling or Monkey Bay to see the monkeys and to snorkel. I have to say, I wasn't sure I'd see much snorkeling here since there are so many people, but it was definitely worth it! We saw many fish, giant clams, sea urchins, and coral. We spent the whole hour in the water before our hour long back to the mainland. I accidentally left some clothes on the boat but after contacting out hotel, we got them back. We had a nice dinner in the seafood restaurant and then learned and played rummy until we crashed!
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