Day 5
I wake up early and head down to breakfast. I try to see how K is feeling but she is not well. I go down and have breakfast and float in the pool. After a while I go and see what K is doing. She is trying to pull it together. I really want to go snorkeling and there is an afternoon/sunset tour. We head over to the pharmacy to get her some proper meds. When in Thailand we must go snorkeling at least once!!!
We meet up with the group and head out. It is beautiful! We cruse a bit and pass this cave nestling on the edge of this island.There are all these bamboo poles holding up the structure and a couple people sitting on the platforms. I guess no one lives on this island but a few people live in these caves collecting a specific bird nest. It is exported to China and they cook it in a soup. VERY EXPENSIVE……. China still has a lot of old superstitious and ancient practices to improve health and lengthen life.
The boat stops at our snorkeling/kayaking location. It is an inlet on another island. We snorkel first. I dive right in. I love it! The fish and reef all around. So beautiful! I dive down and wave my hands at the sea life as it retracts back. I chase after a rainbow colored fish, I spot Nemo, and dive down to get a better look at a sea urchin. Kaleena is behind me observing as well. She takes some pictures of me as I dive down. This is a small slice of heaven for me...being in the ocean so weightless surrounded by hundreds of colors.
When we've had our fill of snorkeling, we hop on a kayak and paddle further into the cove and discover some small inlets. We are enjoying ourselves and relaxing until we realize the main boat is waiting for us to leave and go to the next point. We manage to sync our paddling and make it back to the boat.
All of the participants on this boat get together and walk though a cave and a path to Mayabebay (sp?). It is one of the beaches that the movie "The Beach" was filmed on. The pristine white sand and aqua blue water is breathtaking. This is the second beach I've been to where the movie was filmed (the other in Australia) but I've still never seen the actual movie. We take some pics and bask in the water.
Our ride back to Phi Phi island is calm and they give us some mixed rice for dinner. I put some spicy sauce on mine and try it, i put some more on and after I'm eating it i realize that it is FIRE in my mouth and i quickly pick the red peppers out and put it to the side. I get more rice in hopes of squelching the fire in my mouth. I drink a beer and the fire in my mouth slowly dies a little. Beware of lingering spice!
We trolled back into the harbor of Phi Phi island and watched the sun set behind the clouds. Once again breathtakingly beautiful.
Our evening is chill and we rest from our long beautiful day!
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