Whats up Beaches? (part 2)

Next we headed down to the beaches of Ao Nang in the Krabi Province. Home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Southern Thailand receives hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. So while others went to sunbathe on the gorgeous white sand, a few of the more adventurous ones decided to head to Railay Beach to take on one of the most famous rock climbing sites in the world. The climbing was great fun and although the shoes they gave me were falling apart, you can't beat the price and the view from the top (or close to it anyways).

The next day was our last day together as a group. So we said goodbye to Katie as she wandered off to the infamous Full Moon Party and the rest of us gathered for a speedboat that was going to take us to Bamboo and Phi Phi Island. We arrived at Bamboo Island before most of the other boats came so after a little bit of a walk we found a secluded area of beach to just hang out and chill for a while. We then made our way over to Koh Phi Phi where there were hoards of tourists. The island became most well known for Maya Bay where the film 'The Beach' was shot. I still haven't seen the movie but I think I'll add it to my queue when I get back. There we had lunch and went snorkeling! The fish life is outrageous there. There were just tons and tons of tropical fish swarming around. Probably in large part to the bread that was being fed to them. With calm crystal clear water you could see everything from fish to coral (pronounced Carl by the Aussies and Brits) to the absent minded tourists who touch, damage, stand on the coral. Despite that it was really a fabulous way to end off our tour. But the day wasn't completely finished. We still had one last night to say our goodbyes...

The next day after saying goodbye to everyone I made a quick reservation at another hotel where I started researching liveaboards. There were two things on my list that I knew if I made it there I would splurge money on. One was a safari in Africa if I made it and the other was a liveaboard to the Similand Islands of Thailand. Being the idiot that I am, I never reserved anything so I had to do a huge search on places that weren't to expensive, still had availabilities, and departed/returned within my time frame so I could get out of Thailand before my visa expired. Luckily I came across a company called Sea Dragon that had a couple spots open and it turned out to be a good choice. So I packed my bags and hopped on the local bus towards Khao Lak.