Diamond Private Resort Krabi

... everyone was so knackered we decided to give it a miss. As Monique still had one dive to do, due to being ill, her and Thijs had to be up again early to get back out there. I on the other hand thought i would give myself a bit of a rest and thought i would use tomorrow to have a walk around town and generally relax. I've given up on getting a tan, as my body is clearly not designed to get one but my ginger beard is coming on strong!

... cliffs. Feeling bold, we decided to swim. The water was perfectly warm even in the middle of the night, and as we swam it seemed to glow as we moved through it. I soon realized that it actually was glowing with thousands of tiny shrimp which light up when the water is disturbed. As you stroke through the water they glow amidst the bubbles, leaving a trail of sparkling light behind your body. Yet again I had found myself in the kind of incredible natural beauty which takes your ...

... under the harsh and hot Thai sun means I`ll get drenched in perpiration so I`ve given up on my long blue jeans - I must be one of the very few Farangs in Thailand not constantly dressed in colorfull shorts 24/7 - and instead put on my own shorts and a old T-shirt. The weirdly shaped karst rocks are interspersed with big plantations of rubber trees and coconut groves. I stop at karst stone rocks to check out the caves inside being ...

... each, even though the toilet flush was very dodgey, it was nice; it didn't get too hot, it had a little balcony overlooking the road we were staying on, and the owner was a very nice lady indeed. We headed out to find some food. Tom caved in for the 2nd time in the trip so far (Tom: Twice in 40 days isn't bad Richard! You caved twice in 25! And that pizza is not discounted because it was 'halal') and decided on having some western good; a steak! but it was a pretty ...

... comforts such as Starbucks, McDonalds and Burger King but we stick to the good old Thai staples of Green Curry and Pad Thai! Although prices by international standards are low, they are much more expensive than the other parts of Thailand we have visited. There are lovely white sand beaches and the sea is like a bath, so you can see why the tourists pack the place out, it just seems a little strange to us after not seeing western faces on mass for such a long time.

Hey Dudes! Es geht voran hier in Krabi. Zu allererst mal isses einfach ein Paradies hier. Wirklich, ich war ja schon von einigen Plaetzen ueberrollt, wie Adelaide River oder Kabayan, aber da war's eher wegen netten Leuten oder interessanter Kultur. Hier is einfach der schon beinah peinliche Perfektion der Umstaende und die Ueberversorgung an Moeglichkeiten der ...

... pools which we sat in and relaxed. Was beautiful, and though little known by tourists, is very well-known by Thaiswho come from far and wide in their tens so the pools were quite busy! After dragging ourselves back into the relative cold, we hopped on our bike and headed to the crystal lake. After paying tourist price (10 times more than locals) to get in, we walked through the jungle and found a turquoise lagoon surrounded by rocks and again, lots of people. Despite the busyness, we ...