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Koh Lanta - 20th September
Koh Lanta - 19th September
Koh Lanta - 18th September
Another day another boat trip - this time to Koh Lanta, away from the hustle and bustle of Phi phi. The resort was very pretty with two swimming pools that overlooked the sea. The beach was sandy but the sea extremely rocky so it was a good excuse to lounge by the pool all day and not have to deal with sand everywhere!
Phi Phi - 17th September
Unfortunately using the free wifi in a bar meant that we had quite a few drinks but had also committed to going on a boat trip the next day! Getting up at 9am this morning to sit on a long boat with TEN other people wasn't the best cure of a hangover but we got through somehow! The stops included the real monkey island where one woman got too friendly and soon regretted it. Then it was my first experience of snorkelling at Shark point - and yes Liam saw one!! I had difficulty with this initially as I was trying to breathe normally which was far too quick. As always Liam was there to help me out and in no time I was breathing like Darth Vader under the sea. One lesson learned - although I had applied factor 50 it's not enough to cope with an exposed back out of water, ouch! Next stop Bamboo island with lovely white sands and some shallow water snorkelling for me. I think the next stop was Mosquito island where we saw island people living just above the sea in the rocks. We went snorkelling in what was apparently deep water but even though I took the stairs into the water when I kicked my leg back I got a pretty nasty cut from the coral. I stayed in the sea for a while regardless but once the pain was getting too annoying I went back to discover I was bleeding pretty badly - good jobs it wasn't shark point!! Once wrapped up the next stop was
Phi Phi - 16th September
Phi Phi - 15th September
Phi Phi - 14th September
Monday was pretty cloudy (but still hot) so we took a kayake out on the sea to a beach around the coast called monkey island. I (Aileen) was up front on the boat and FREAKED out with the size of the waves and the fear of falling in and not being able to get out. Liam talked me down and we were soon rowing as a team - tough work though; Grainne how did you do it for Gaelforce and how long was it?! We struggled on two 20 minute trips! The tales of monkey island were of pests that would take your stuff from your boat so we were prepared for a fight. Perhaps it was the weather but only one monkey was visibile and pretty content eating biscuits from another group so we escaped any pilfering. Went out last night and got DRENCHED on the way home - taking shelter was pointless as the rain just didn't let up. The rain hasn't been constant but it has been pretty regular. To be honest I quite like it, I'm no good with too much sunshine - must be my Irish blood!!
Phi Phi - 13th September
Phi Phi - 11th - 12th September
After one day and one long night (woken at 4am) of incredible rain the move to phi phi was under way. Got a LOVELY bungalow not too far from the village so feeling right at home now. First proper night out - liam experienced his first bucket which was quickly followed by a lost bet on thai boxing! Ended up at a party on the beach until 4am so getting up at 10am to negotiate a lower rate on the room for the next 3 nights wasn't the easiest....taking it easy today, might hit the beach for the first time in daylight later. Missing everyone and happy that you're here with us on this fabulous trip (typing this on our new laptop in a free wireless bar with bacardi breezers for the hangover!). Spread the word of the blog cos don't think it's publicised enough!
Thailand, Phuket - 10th September
The road to
Kuala Lumpur - 9th September
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur - 8th September
Landed in KL and got pretty straightforward cab but were unknowingly dropped too far up the road the hotel was on!! We dragged our non backpacker luggage through a busy market street for 20 mins before finding the place in the opposite direction to where we'd been told to go! Needless to say some clothes were dumped after thissweaty work....
The long goodbye.......
So we've been saying farewell for what seems like months now and the end is really nearly in sight!! The latest round of goodbyes was Powers Bar in Kilburn Thursday night which was an emotional roller coaster but great craic! I'm going to attempt to upload the photos and videos so you can all cringe along.....