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by Leezy
15th - 17th March - Krabi
Travelling over from Ko Phangan we caught a ship then transferred to a bus which dropped us off in Krabi. The first coincidence was that at the bus depot we met the Oxford lads from Ko Tao...more evidence to show that it really is a small world! We also found out that they had rented mopeds and that Tom had fallen off and had to have 8 stitches. I don't think we'll be hiring out mopeds again in a hurry!
Waking up early after arriving last night we had to make full use of the day as we had very little time in Krabi. We decided to book ourselves onto a Kayaking tour around the surrounding islands. We were picked up by a large open backed bus and taken to the harbour where we jumped on a longtail boat and set off for the islands. After about an hours journey we floated into the secluded bay of one of the islands and were left to roam around. It was beautiful! The sand was white and it felt very isolated. After our tour guide collected about 10 sandcrabs by digging deep into the sand,
15th - 17th March - Krabi
Travelling over from Ko Phangan we caught a ship then transferred to a bus which dropped us off in Krabi. The first coincidence was that at the bus depot we met the Oxford lads from Ko Tao...more evidence to show that it really is a small world! We also found out that they had rented mopeds and that Tom had fallen off and had to have 8 stitches. I don't think we'll be hiring out mopeds again in a hurry!Waking up early after arriving last night we had to make full use of the day as we had very little time in Krabi. We decided to book ourselves onto a Kayaking tour around the surrounding islands. We were picked up by a large open backed bus and taken to the harbour where we jumped on a longtail boat and set off for the islands. After about an hours journey we floated into the secluded bay of one of the islands and were left to roam around. It was beautiful! The sand was white and it felt very isolated. After our tour guide collected about 10 sandcrabs by digging deep into the sand,
The beachwe set sail again for another of the islands. It was Paradise Beach where we stopped and again it was very secluded. I took the short walk round to another beach and relaxed before heading back over for lunch.
After lunch we set off for Hong Island, the focal point of the trip where we would be able to Kayak. We immediately switched to the Kayaks and began our trip around the island. Fortunately, I had the guide with me in my Kayak and he made light work of the paddling, allowing me to sit back and enjoy the ride! We made our way into a lagoon where we saw lots of wildlife and starfish. Paddling on we also saw the caves where Thai men use ropes to climb up and collect small birds which are then eaten as a delicacy in China. Finally, after a pretty relaxing paddle...while the others struggled to keep up, we hit the beach.
The rest of the group claimed they were tired out and lay in the sand...I don't know what they were talking about! The beach was amazing and has to be up there with the best I have seen so far.Paradise Beach
The second island where we ate lunch