Back to the beaches of Southern Thailand

Jan. 14, 2009 - Another week has passed and after 6 weeks of traveling the miracle occurred...we lost track of time! Each day rolls into the next with worries consisting of where we should go and what shall we eat. We are currently on a ferry heading out of Koh Lanta. a larger island in the Andaman Sea in So. Thailand.

We have been here for 7 days, where we stayed in a small bungalow resort on the ocean called Lanta Villa. Lanta Villa is on the a horseshoe beach , about 2 miles long right in the middle of the horseshoe. We would sit on our beach chairs at about 5:30 pm and watch the sun drop into the ocean right in front of each night with an hour long show going on. While nature entertained us, we would watch the locals set up their nightly dinner platforms. BBQ was the main way of cooking and usually with the fresh catch of the day. Delicious fish dinners would sell for $6 US...it was heaven.

We went diving 2 times and also went on a snorkeling trip to different nearby islands. One of the dives we went to is listed on the top 100 dives spots in the world, Min Huang. Visibility here was spectacular at 120 ft. +. With more clear blue waters and tons of cool looking fish. Another site afforded us some rare viewings of octopus, lion fish, scorpion fish and even a sea snake.

We spent another day exploring the islands of koh Phi Phi. Phi Phi is surrounded by gorgeous turquoise waters with pristine cliffs jetting out to the sea in brilliant formations, some of which reminded us of the 1000 year old temples viewed in Cambodia. the vibe here was hippie chic , with lots of young people milling around the packed streets. Several movies were filmed here ..."The Beach" and a James Bond movie. It was truly a beautiful setting and a perfect day trip for us.

Michelle and I took another motorcycle ride to the southern tip of the island ... it's kinda giving me the bug for a scooter when we get home. The only tough part is driving on the opposite side of the road that I'm accustom to in the states. The best memories of this part of our trip were the 2 days we stayed by the hotel, frolicking in the ocean and pool, sipping beers, eating Thai food and gobbling up fresh fish at the nightly BBQ...while we just enjoyed each others company, we wanted for nothing!

We are off again to Railey Bay. Our friends Stevo and Deb, the ones who helps us out on this trip, feel Railay Bay is a piece of paradise...we'll let you know.