This trip started in an unusual way, with our family splitting up. Craig and Adventure Girl went on ahead a week early, adding on a side trip to Japan before flying to Bangkok. Erin travelled solo to Thailand on a 28 hour straight journey, which ended with her staying up for 48 hours straight. We found each other in the Bangkok Airport without incident and flew together to Krabi. It was a long trip for all of us but we landed ourselves in paradise at Railay Beach West.
Railay is on a peninsula that's only accessible by boat. Although the longboat traffic is quite noisy and crowded during the day, the mornings are quiet and it's nice not to have any cars around. We spent our five days here lounging around our gorgeous accommodation wildlife watching, swimming in the turquoise waters, eating delicious Thai food, and recovering from the journey. Here are some highlights:
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| Sunset drinks |
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| Spotting two Black Giant Squirrels chasing each other. They were HUGE! |
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| Making our way to our own private island ... and seeing two trumpet fish on the way! |
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| Our own private island! |
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| Sunset swings in the hammock |
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| Watching the troop of langurs around our house. This picture was snapped from our outdoor shower! |
- How the food was often heart shaped, like fried eggs, cooked carrots, and rice plates
- The shy smile people would give when we tried to say thank you correctly
- Watching the langurs for hours and how Adventure Girl named them all
- Our ritual of crowding into the outdoor shower each night at 6:40pm to watch the flying fox bats fill the skies
