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| Where? Bamboo Island |
January 5, 2012 - Seen on Bamboo Island...Guess who! yes PG was here!! Speedboating to the Islands off of Krabi..just like James Bond. Bamboo Island is a flat evergreen island with beautiful white sand and perfect clear sea. Speedboating is just a little rough on the sea, similar to a long, bouncing Kennywood ride, felt like I was on the Thunderbolt for quite a while. But check out the scenery getting there! Vertical limestone mountains jutting out of the sea... so super awe inspiring..
After leaving Bamboo Island, we headed to a few hidden coves where we jumped in the refreshing water, did some snorkeling in Monkey Cove amongst the longboats and coral reefs with lots of waving fish of yellow and blue stripes, and then snacked on fresh cut watermelon, pineapple, and papaya.
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| Carlito's Bar - Phi Phi Island |
On to Phi Phi Island...this is the largest of the islands and is where The Beach was filmed in 2000, and it was the island devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004. When you look out at the sea from the bay of the beach,surrounded by two very tall limestone ridges how frightening it is to imagine seeing a 10' high wave and an 18' high wave...two bays..two huge waves...coming your way. Happened in December, full of tourists. Thousands of people were missing, some estimate the figure post-tsunami at about 4,000 (including tourists)
After lunch, we headed back across the Andaman Sea...a brief stop at Monkey Island , and back to Krabi to relax at hotel..the Pakasai Hotel is awesome, and btw Pakasai was the name of Krabi when it was a sub-county and under the King Rama officials used to catch elephants there, and Pakasai became Krabi province. A little PG history here.
Today is my last day of my Thailand Adventure.. Taking care of sundry items, packing, repacking, getting documents together, tending to a little sun burn..but I do believe I have it in me for another Thai Massage (had a Thai Reflexology massage yesterday...bliss..) I have lots of experiences and memories that I will keep for a long time, and savor until..my next visit to .... Peace and Love, and remember wherever you are, you are there...xoxo PG
After lunch, we headed back across the Andaman Sea...a brief stop at Monkey Island , and back to Krabi to relax at hotel..the Pakasai Hotel is awesome, and btw Pakasai was the name of Krabi when it was a sub-county and under the King Rama officials used to catch elephants there, and Pakasai became Krabi province. A little PG history here.
Awesome. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to hearing about your next adventure. Hey come to Mt Washington and ride the Mon Incline.
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