Been in Thailand a week now, mostly in Ko Lanta which is a tranquil island to the south of the country. Stayed in beach huts at the island’s long beach, each has its own little veranda and garden overlooking the sea.
For the first three or four days we laid around the beach, sometimes eating, sometimes drinking in little bamboo huts and hammocks!
Things we love about Ko Lanta,
o Long sandy beach lined with trees on one side and blue horizon on the other
o Watching the sun go down on the beach
o Swimming in the warm sea
o Eating lots of fresh Thai food
o The laid back atmosphere, laid back people, laid back travelers, laid back music - even the sea doesn’t seem to be bothered to break waves at all….mmm bliss
Things we don’t love about Ko Lanta
o Was quite disturbed to find a giant beastie in my wash bag – though Ian tried to comfort me by saying I should think of it as a small bird – as that would be cute
o Otherwise we are too laid back to think about anything else
Jan 19 - Friday
Once we were outbeached we ventured further afield – hired a moped and went to east coast of island – had a coke in jungle clad hill with mangrove sea seats and view over lots of islands rising strikingly out of the sea.
Had lunch on a restaurant with stilts.
Went to Mai Cai caves. Had to walk through jungle to get there and crawl on our bellies for a few metres, saw some big spiders, and final treat was sleeping bats on the way out!
Jan 20 – Saturday
Sat in beach hut and had Thai massage
Jan 21 - Sunday
Kayak day! Longtail boat out to some islands for kayaking. Saw steep sided cliffs with strange rock formations and lush vegetation hanging off the side. Stops included, crawl into cave, fruit on beach, kayak into sea cave (fishermen sheltered here for 2 days during the tsunami), curry lunch on beach. Interested to find that they previously used dynamite for fishing in this area. Final highlights were stop at Bubu island for a coke and hammock. Fed a troop of monkeys some fruit on the way home.
Jan 22 – Monday
Nemo day! Went snorkeling to Ko Rok saw Angel fish, Tiny orange and white Nemo fish, Stick fish, Spotted fish, larger fish with blue fluorescent fins, and three four foot lizards that tried to steal our lunch
We plan to leave this island soon.....
Karen and Ian
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That all sounds so lovely. Glad you're having a good time!
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