Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Krabi and Railay, Thailand



So you want to know what happened next. This is what happened. We ferried off from Koh Phi phi, destination Krabi, mainland Thailand. After an aborted attempt to cross in high seas in a small ferry, we transferred to a bigger one and got across fine. Krabi is a sweet town, with choice dinner markets. Observe megan posing with a particularly photogenic plate of fruit. It was refreshing to have cheap food and accommodation after the island prices. Theres not much to do here except take a breath, which is exactly what we did. The next day we took another longtail up the coast for 45 minutes to Railay, a breathtaking peninsular covered in palms, resorts, guest houses, and rock climbers. One side is a mangrove beach (the cheap and smart choice for accomodation) but the other is stunning and only 5 mins walk across the peninsular.



On the first day we went on a walk and made random discoveries, like a cave 150m into a cliff face with the most amazing formations inside...
Dense mozzie infested jungle with abandoned bungalows, and then another beach with all the hard core travelers, including some rock climbing dragon boaters and some base jumpers who had jumped off that cliff you see in the photos above. The sunsets here were spectacular, we bought beers and sat and watched the red melt into the sea. We stayed 4 nights.


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