Day 42 Sun 10/7
We went down the island of Koh Lanta to another one of its gorgeous beaches, Kaitang beach. For lunch we went to a cute coffee shop/ restaurant called Drunken Sailors that we had read a lot about in books and the food was absolutely delicious. We hung on Kaitang beach and the weather was a little less hot than the day before. We stayed on the beach all the way through dinner time, grabbed a bite to eat, and headed back to Klong Rin beach to sleep.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thailand- day 41
Day 41 Sat 10/6
I went back to the doctor in the morning and got more antibiotics for my ear, before leaving Koh Phi Phi. We got on the ferry around 11:30 and took a boat about an hour to Koh Lanta, one of the surrounding islands. Koh Lanta is totally empty, like a ghost town. A lot of the restaurants are shut down because this is one of their slowest months, but we do have a few other travelers staying at our resort: a group of six from Argentina and two guys from England and Germany. The beach is pretty and there is a nice beach, but I think two nights here will be plenty. Laying out on the beach here comes with wind, which I really enjoy. At night, we tried to find more people down the island at another beach, but found little.
I went back to the doctor in the morning and got more antibiotics for my ear, before leaving Koh Phi Phi. We got on the ferry around 11:30 and took a boat about an hour to Koh Lanta, one of the surrounding islands. Koh Lanta is totally empty, like a ghost town. A lot of the restaurants are shut down because this is one of their slowest months, but we do have a few other travelers staying at our resort: a group of six from Argentina and two guys from England and Germany. The beach is pretty and there is a nice beach, but I think two nights here will be plenty. Laying out on the beach here comes with wind, which I really enjoy. At night, we tried to find more people down the island at another beach, but found little.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Thailand- day 40
Day 40 Fri 10/5
In the morning, we trekked through the fifteen minute stair climb to the viewpoint on the top of the island, that gave a gorgeous view of the two bodies of water and the land formed around with the small strip. The day wasn't quite as hot and was great for laying out. It's weird laying out on a beach on the island, because there is no wind on the beach causing it to get extremely hot quickly. Another great day at the beach.
In the morning, we trekked through the fifteen minute stair climb to the viewpoint on the top of the island, that gave a gorgeous view of the two bodies of water and the land formed around with the small strip. The day wasn't quite as hot and was great for laying out. It's weird laying out on a beach on the island, because there is no wind on the beach causing it to get extremely hot quickly. Another great day at the beach.
Thailand- day 39
Day 39 Thurs 10/4
I finally gave in that my ear infection would not heal itself, and went to the doctor. We moved into a room with a tv and an air conditioning and I spent the day recovering. Maggie read all day, faster than you would imagine, and we spent some of the day at the beach. At night, we went to the Irish pub and beach party, taking in the environment of the island. The island is two big mountainous pieces of land connected by a small strip of land, where all the resorts and restaurants are, with two bodies of water on either side of the strip of land.
I finally gave in that my ear infection would not heal itself, and went to the doctor. We moved into a room with a tv and an air conditioning and I spent the day recovering. Maggie read all day, faster than you would imagine, and we spent some of the day at the beach. At night, we went to the Irish pub and beach party, taking in the environment of the island. The island is two big mountainous pieces of land connected by a small strip of land, where all the resorts and restaurants are, with two bodies of water on either side of the strip of land.
Thailand- day 38
Day 38 Wed 10/3
The first full day in Koh Phi Phi was spent relaxing, laying out, and taking in the new island. Maggie says it is way less crowded compared to when she came in January, but I still think there are a pretty good amount of people here. It is not high season. We spent the day hanging on the beach.
The first full day in Koh Phi Phi was spent relaxing, laying out, and taking in the new island. Maggie says it is way less crowded compared to when she came in January, but I still think there are a pretty good amount of people here. It is not high season. We spent the day hanging on the beach.
Thailand- day 37
Day 37 Tues 10/2
Travel day. We got on the 6:30 ferry at Koh Phangan to the mainland. On the mainland, it took a few hours on a bus to get across Thailand, including the bus transfers, so every small company in Thailand could make a little money. We got back on a ferry and got to Koh Phi Phi island around 4:30. There were cute restaurants on the beach, so we grabbed a bite to eat, and called home while we still had "wifi" hours. At night, the restaurants on the beach all perform fire baton acts and have chairs set up around the stages. It was cool to see. We also got to jump a rope that was on fire that was fun (video on facebook)! Koh Phi Phi has one main difference from the other islands, that is that it has a lot of foreigners working on the island full time. Interesting, but I don't think I could ever do it.
Travel day. We got on the 6:30 ferry at Koh Phangan to the mainland. On the mainland, it took a few hours on a bus to get across Thailand, including the bus transfers, so every small company in Thailand could make a little money. We got back on a ferry and got to Koh Phi Phi island around 4:30. There were cute restaurants on the beach, so we grabbed a bite to eat, and called home while we still had "wifi" hours. At night, the restaurants on the beach all perform fire baton acts and have chairs set up around the stages. It was cool to see. We also got to jump a rope that was on fire that was fun (video on facebook)! Koh Phi Phi has one main difference from the other islands, that is that it has a lot of foreigners working on the island full time. Interesting, but I don't think I could ever do it.
Thailand- day 36
Day 36 Mon 10/1
We woke up and took a walk on the empty beach, because the full moon party had done everyone in the night before. We spent the day relaxing on the beach. At night, we played cards with Tom, Adam, and Gus, ate a late dinner, and packed our bags for our next destination.
We woke up and took a walk on the empty beach, because the full moon party had done everyone in the night before. We spent the day relaxing on the beach. At night, we played cards with Tom, Adam, and Gus, ate a late dinner, and packed our bags for our next destination.
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