We found cheap accommodation in brand new stilted bamboo bungalows overlooking the ocean. Brand new meaning 12 weeks old and we were the first to inhabit ours. There was even a large clean bathroom attached! All for about 7 dollars a night! We love Thailand.
The first day we decided to go for an early paddle. We took the kayak out while the tide was out at about 9am. We got out far enough to the point where Jackie was a bit nervous. There was nothing in site besides giant granite cliffs and clear turquoise water! Suddenly, Jackie screamed "What is that!" In the midst of her fear she spotted a large fin just ahead. Turned out to be a family of about 8 dolphins. At one point the dolphins were within reach! I'm not going to lie, despite how awesome it was, I was a bit freaked out! I don't know what it is with us on non-motorized vehicles and large wild animals.
kayaking
The next day we took a long tail boat to Maya Bay where the movie The Beach was filmed. We did a bit of snorkeling with beautiful fish. Our driver took us back into a cove, that was the most beautiful place! The water was about 8 feet deep and you could easily see the bottom through the clear almost green water! Then we sailed around to Maya Bay where we got to relax and take sports illustrated photos. We spent that night drinking a couple beers and cheering for men beating each other up during MuaiThai boxing!
Maya Bay
boxing
The last two days have been spent on buses. One overnight bus to Bangkok, then last night overnight bus to Chaing Mai! The buses in Thailand are like traveling VIP compared to the hellacious African buses. However, it's still quite difficult to sleep on a bus. We just finished getting a Thai massage! I never thought an hour of having a small Thai woman climb all over me would feel so good. At one point she had me twisted all up like a pretzel while continuing to rub me down. I could have sworn there were at least 3 people on me. I don't know how that little woman pulled it off, but it was the best torture of my life!
We did get to see the princess of Thailand! We were at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and she was going to the palace to pray! I had no idea what was going on, but everyone was being escorted out of the palace. There were a few people sitting around this long carpet and I told Jackie to come sit. So we waited for about 30 minutes, then the princess came!!! so cool. She is about 50 years old, so not the fairytale princess I had in mind, but still I saw royalty!
This week we will enjoy Thai culture in Chaing Mai!
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