Friday, October 19, 2012

Thailand- day 49

Day 49 Sun 10/14
Travel day. We journeyed from Railay island to Bangkok through boat, taxi, bus, and train. My favorite part of the travel was the train station in Bangkok, playing with two little Thai boys. I taught them how to play temple run on my iPad and they absolutely loved it.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Thailand- day 48

Day 48 Sat 10/13
Maggie got the virus, and our departure got pushed back again. Still on Railay, I spent the morning laying out and took it easy for the day. Maggie and I made it to west beach to watch the sunset one last time. We loved our time at Railay!

Thailand- day 47

Day 47 Fri 10/12
There is a virus going around the island, and I got it. Stayed in all day. Lucky to have AC, but our departure for Cambodia got pushed back. Maggie spent the morning at the beach and climbed the mountain again in the afternoon. She made it closer to the lagoon and actually "saw" it.

Thailand- day 46

Day 46 Thurs 10/11
In the morning, we went rock climbing, a lot of travelers main reason for their trip to Railay. It was cool rock climbing straight off the beach and I'd never been outdoor climbing before. There was a gorgeous view from the top of the rocks. The beach was crowded when with climbers when we arrived, and Maggie belayed our instructor up first to set up our climb. In the afternoon, we went to the beach and I went on a run as the sun set. At night, we went to the batman bar and listened to live music and played cards with some guys from England and one from America.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Thailand- day 45

Day 45 Wed 10/10
We slept in, woke up, and got some breakfast. Around noon, climbed to the view point at the top of the mountain and the lagoon. It was really great scenery and a good workout climbing. There were ropes laid over the steep rocks to use to pull up and the land was a mix of mostly rock and mud. We met a lot of people on the climb up and down. In the afternoon we relaxed and I took advantage of out A/C in the room, while Maggie enjoyed watching the locals play volleyball for the resorts they work at in the Railay Games 2012. We watched the sunset from the West Railay beach which we a gorgeous mix of blues and oranges. For dinner we ate at a restaurant that served Thai food and you sat on mats. Some French guys and a Canadian girl joined us.

Thailand- day 44

Day 44 Tues 10/9
In the morning, we made the decision to head to Railay island, a little island just a short boat ride from AoNang beach. It is gorgeous and we think its the prettiest island thus far. The island has three beaches on it, East, West, and Phranang. The East is where most of the bungalows are located, the west has most of the food on the beach and the popular area to lay out, and Phranang is a peaceful beach surrounded by a cave, without restaurants and has white sands. The island is home to a plentiful amount of rocks and is a very popular island among rock climbers. We laid out for the day, relaxed, and took in the island's car free environment. At night we went on a run, and I made it all around the island during a gorgeous sunset.

Thailand- day 43

Day 43 Mon 10/8
We decided to move on to the next beach in the city of Krabi, AoNaung Beach. It was really pretty and reminded me a little bit of Cozumel. It is not high season, but we could imagine how crazy it would get with a crowd. We stayed in a fan room in a back alley parallel to the beach. For dinner, we ate street food off the main road and had drinks at a crowded bar with live music.