Wannas Place Krabi

... day. We went to the place where they filmed 'The Beach' - amazing place! We went to some Coral Reefs where you could see to the bottom of the sea and all the amazing fish that were swimming around. We stopped at Monkey Island which was literaly covered in Monkeys lazing around, reminded me of us a bit! A lovely day followed by a few drinks in our 'local' that evening! The next day was time to jog on as we were getting too comfortable!

... island. It was so peacefull watching the comings and goings of the many different boats into one of the bays, while in the other bay people were slowly sunbaking. It was very sobering however, to see a photo of the devistation the Tsumani had caused a few years back. Even more sobering was the fact that the guesthouse we were staying in had been completely flatened. It's good to see how quickly things can be rebuilt ...

... one lady dies, a man gets shot and the rest just barely escape with their lives. Haha Too damn funny. Big ups to you Mr Bus-man.

Oh well, its absolutely gorgeous down here, so we're off to explore, swim, tan and have a hell of a time.

I'll update you the next time we get a bit of down time.

Ka kite ano for now! :)

... now...

Wed.06May. Back to Toyota for a full car wash and interior groom to rid us of all the dust from the ships and dead bugs we had collected. One and a half hours it took - NZD7.50.

While we were waiting we spotted a supermarket over the four lane highway. Talk about dodging cars and scooters!

The rest of the day was for relaxing.

Wed.06 May. Another incredibly hot day so being very relaxed in preparation for tomorrow.

... uns dort viel vorgenommen, indem wir eine 1237 Stufen Treppe hinauf gestiegen sind. Die Stufen war aber teils eher drei Stufen auf einmal, das alles bei bestimmt 35 Grad und einer mega Luftfeuchtigkeit. Echt hart, aber die Arbeit hat sich gelohnt. Oben wurden wir mit einem tollen Ausblick, einem riesigen Buddha und insgesamt einer sehr interessanten Gebetstaette belohnt. Sofort riecht man den Duft der Raeucherstaebchen, denn ...

This last part of the trip was composed of a lot of traveling and a lot of beach bumming. We really enjoyed ourselves. The first task we had to complete after leaving Ko Samui, was to make a border run. While we were in Laos, Thailand decided to change its visa laws. We entered into Thailand with 30 days remaining until departure. This was perfect considering that the visa given at the border is a free 30-day visa ...

... Beach were so used to waiting around and being fed by tourists their pot bellies dragged as they ambled from one branch to another.

Bamboo Island is our absolute favorite. If we had more time, we'd camp out here for a couple of days. The water is so clear and the sand so white, it was hard to tell where one thing ended and another started. If only there was more time...

... jalapeņos with my nachos but there wasn't and we had the funniest conversation with the local staff as they attempted to work out what jalapeņos actually were. The poor girl was bringing out everything that was green, she could find in the kitchen. I still have no idea if she knows what a jalapeņo is. Phi Phi's a great little island with a good atmosphere and some very beautiful spots to snorkel in. The diving could be good but as it was off season, we didn't bother.

... was "cheaper to change flights once you start travelling".

What a load of rubbish, it costs an absolute bloody fortune.

Needless to say as soon as we started to travel, and needed to make changes, practically no-one we spoke to in British Airways knew how to make changes to our ticket (because it's paper, not electronic) we've being quoted some very high costs to make very simple changes.

The tickets themselves were ...