Thursday was our island hopping tour. We were picked up from our hotel, got on our huge speed boat and made our 1 hour treck towards the famous islands. The islands are indeed beautiful. Many limestone cliffs jutting out of the water, the water is turquoise and warm.....amazingly beautiful.
There were about 40 people on the boat. It seems like there are many tourists here from Holland (we were told that it is a big holiday at home), Russia, Germany and the UK. Have not met any Canadians yet, many people think we are from Australia. Some kind of English accent, I guess :)
The weather was off and on. Thankfully when we stopped and had beach or snorkeling time, it was sunny, but we literally had monsoon type weather when we sometimes got into the boat to the new destination. The boat was covered but had a tarp like cover whicvh still allowed water in. We got absolutely drenched (well, wet bathing suits already, so did not matter much). We stopped at the island used for the movie The Beach, one spot was in one of the James Bond movies and there was an island which had wild monkeys living on them. Since the tide was high, they could not go on the beach, but we drove near some trees they were hanging out and fed them some cookies by throwing them at them. Some were pretty good catchers. Others: not so much, fed the fish instead.
The day finished at 4:30ish and we got into our routine of doing some internet stuff, doing some laundry, showering and going out for supper and a drink. The nights are warm and it is nice to wander aorund in the evenings. We found one place that was recommended where we have eaten every night so far, and sit at the same table. The bar staff grins when they see us yet again. 60 baht for Pad Thai...about $2. Not bad !
Great pics girls!! xo
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