Krabi and Phi Phi

This is so far one of our favorite places that we've visited. Krabi is one of the most laid-back, relaxed places we've been. Nobody hassles you..and it's cheap!! We stayed in a pretty nice hotel too, so it made it that much more enjoyable. Our first day there, we EVEN got up early and went for a run in the park! We decided it was Thailand's version of stanley park...a mini version :) We were surprised that other people were actually out exercising-running, speed walking. We also went on a day tour to Ko Phi Phi islands and some other ones close to Krabi. They took us on a "speed boat"which was a little bigger than a motor boat...it had 15 people on it for our day. It was probably the windiest day that we've had since we got here and the boat was probably airborne for a good part of the time on the way there...so LH got whiplash (check out the picture attempt while we were being thrashed around) , and both of us couldn't MOVE the next day because our backs KILLED. It was gorgeous to see the islands though....huge limestone cliffs and turquoise water. We visited Maya Beach which is where the movie "The Beach"was filmed (picture #3). It was a little busier than we would have liked...only about 50 other tour boats. There was also a ton of garbage on the beach, which ruined the ambiance a little. We DID, however, get to go snorkelling!!! There were a ton of fish, including a long snaky looking one that freaked LH out a little :) We ate lunch on Phi Phi Don at a cute little sea side restaurant, and then made our way back.

We didn't get a chance to visit Ko Lanta while we were there (apparently boats don't do day trips there anymore) and Phuket would have been more than a day trip. We ARE kicking ourselves for not staying longer and doing some climbing and kayaking tho....we're hoping we'll get another opportunity.

We are now in Cambodia in Phnom Penh after a LONG trip over here...more pics and stories to come soon!

Love and misses,

L and L