Lanta Pavilion Resort Ko Lanta

... were bats roosting on the side of Koh Cheuk and a strong current. We're not sure how natural the habitat is for fish - we know bread isn't in their natural diet (fish don't have ovens) and the number of tourist who visit each day and feed the fish must have something to do with the abundance of life. But it was still a magical day.

We liked Koh Lanta, definitely a more relaxed and less developed version of Phuket - lets hope it stays like that !

... into about 5 good beaches, meaning that you can't even see the beach - so this free open beach lark was irresistible for me!
I popped into the heavenly warm (and calm) water for a swim, and other than the remaining bits of jellyfish that get gorged several nautical miles out to sea brushing against my skin and causing temporary (but extremely mild) stings, it was looovely. I enjoyed floating on my back, hearing the glistening waves licking nearby rocks ...

Today we got out
of bed thismorning very hung over. I stumbled down to the beach again
and went for my morning hangover swim. We were meant to leave today
but both Bryden and I were not in great shape to hop on a boat and
lug our bags around to find new accommodation, so we went down to the
ferry ...

... has a lovely smile and a sensible demeanor. Napoli says that all his staff go to the army, I wonder how that happens? I suppose he means he wishes that all his staff get a red ticket.

Anne and Ziggy arrived the next day as we were lolling around on our lilos. We do that so much that we end up with heat stroke and sea sickness, swearing we’ll never do it again, only to wake up the next day and get straight back out there!!

We hired two more motor scooters and headed ...

... to the massage. We are so spoilt! We walked up the lane to the seven eleven for supplies and that's when we bumped into the bar owner, Napoli. A familiar face, Mika was thrilled! Esspecially when he said"Mika!!!" and to think just how many tourists come through this place and he remembered her! Later that night we talked to Napoli about the school and that we had bought books. He said that we'd go and see the teacher next week. We earmarked Remis birthday on the 29th ...

... plan was to go to the old airport which still operates some domestic flights when it is not under siege, and hope they had a free shuttle to the new airport. Thank God, again, or maybe thank good planning on my part, that my bag is considerably light as I had to schlep it up and down stairs to try and cross the freeways to get to the airport. I could see the airport but.....then I could still see the airport but it had a fence around it. It is ...

... before I'd even stepped foot on the pier. It advertised the Blue Andaman Resort- it was a good price and had a pool- so we went for it. We also had our first experience of being on a tuk-tuk. The man rode a moped, with a seated cart attached. It had enough room for us and our backpacks and was much cooler than riding in a taxi! We paid 1200 baht (about £24) for our room, which was luxury compared to the Bundhaya. The aircon worked and we were right next to the pool. As ...

... and we can now say we saw some Thai boxing in Thailand! When we got back to our place we dropped into the Reggae night that was going on in the bar next door, the Canadians said they were going but only 2 out of 5 them were there. The others never made it back out after the snorkeling. Anyway we had a few drinks and enjoyed the live reggae band that was playing. PS: We've also managed to post the photos for the last few entries we missed so check them out!

... warrior though and was going to go back up for the higher jump. I thought it wasn't that good of an idea and since her bum and neck were hurting. She decided to sit it out (although she couldn't sit so she really just "stood it out"). I went up the mountain one last time for the grand finale jump. This one was 15m or about 45ft up and pretty intimidating. I wasn't going to let it get to me though and jumped without flinching. This drop was more like skydiving than cliff jumping ...

... become after the tsunami. It was one of the most profoundly affected places in Thailand....and the remnant energy of that is....is...well...really powerful. Unfortunately, the people at the resort were just plain miserable. They had huge chips affixed to both shoulders...and weren't shy about showing their contempt. Strange....they want the tourism so that life can begin to return to normal...yet they harbor so much bitterness and sadness....it's just not the ...