Krabi, Thailand

Written By: Dan

After Bangkok we flew to Krabi.  Krabi is an island town near Phuket.  It is a little less busy then Phuket, and a lot nicer.  We spend the first day at the pool overlooking Phulay Bay.  That night we headed to Ao Nang for dinner.   The next morning we work up early to take a long boat to Hong Island.  Hong Island has beautiful beaches.  They have been in movies such as "The Beach" and "James Bond."   We spend the morning snorkeling and swimming in a small cove surrounded by large cliffs.

 














Our Long Boat to Hong Island

Cove on Hong Island for Swimming

That evening we took a long boat over to Riley Beach, and had dinner in a cave.  We were lucky, though it rained hard on our way to Riley, and when we got back to Ao Nang, our dinner was dry (though very humid).  Also, none of this mattered because I fell out of the long boat and ended up soaked.  We spent the rest of our night shopping in Ao Nang, and watching the sunset over the Amandan sea.

The next day contained some of the same.  Laying in the Cabana, swimming, watching long boats on Phulay Bay.  The pool had internet so we were able to use the iPad to do some work, call home, and catch up on life in Michigan.  We also had the pool staff cut open a fresh coconut.  A great drink for laying by the pool.

That night we asked Tonya (our butler) for a recommendation in town for local, fresh, fish.  She defiantly accommodated.  It wasn't until we were served our meal did we realize what we asked for:  A whole fish, caught just earlier in the day.  Annie's face when she saw the head, eyes, scales, and fins was priceless!  We are open for new things, so we ate both fish.  This is a lot for Annie, who when I met her in college did not eat fish.

 












Annie's dinner.  Steamed fish.

My dinner.  Looking right at me.


The next day we headed to another area, Krabi Town.  Krabi town is the real local town.  Not for tourists.  Shopping is more for locals.  Malls have clothes, TVs, car repair, etc...  Nothing too exciting for a tourist.  We did however have a great stop on the way.  We went to the Tiger Cave.  Tiger Cave is a Buddhist temple in a cave on the side of a mountain.  There used to be a Tiger living there, but when the Monks moved in (circa 1975) the Tiger headed for the woods.  After exploring the cave we headed past the temple to see some wild monkeys, a Buddhist shrine to Guanshiyn the Goddess of Compassion, and some more local shops.  A great find not well known outside of Krabi.

One of the Shrines in Tiger Cave.  Lower level of the cave.