We made our way from Koh Samui to Surat Thani on the mainland and from there via bus to Krabi town. At Krabi we caught a tuk tuk to a place where we waded out to a long tail boat to take us to Railay. Carrying our bags is making us stronger but also we are sure that we will be lighter and more mobile next time we do something like this.
Railay has no roads and is a rock climbers dream with huge limestone cliffs and sea stacks all around and clear turquoise water. Great place with no motor cycles, cars or motorized traffic. We got used to waking to the sounds of monkeys hooting in the jungle around us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railay_Beach
We rented sea kayaks on Railay to paddle around all the huge limestone sea stacks. Stopping to swim when we wanted. The water is crystal clear and warm. We found a small cave with a sand floor to stash the kayak while we swam. The photo of the people wading under the cliffs is where we swam -- an opening between two big sea stacks. We spent about 6 or 7 hours out in the hot sun and it wore me out. Next day was a rest day for me. We did stop for lunch at a fancy resort with tables tucked in a semi cave under the cliffs. Really beautiful dining room there.
At one of the cliffs we saw a big snake come off the rocks and start swimming out into the bay. That made us pay more attention to what was around us leading to a sea turtle sighting.
Darryl & Susan
Railay has no roads and is a rock climbers dream with huge limestone cliffs and sea stacks all around and clear turquoise water. Great place with no motor cycles, cars or motorized traffic. We got used to waking to the sounds of monkeys hooting in the jungle around us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railay_Beach
We rented sea kayaks on Railay to paddle around all the huge limestone sea stacks. Stopping to swim when we wanted. The water is crystal clear and warm. We found a small cave with a sand floor to stash the kayak while we swam. The photo of the people wading under the cliffs is where we swam -- an opening between two big sea stacks. We spent about 6 or 7 hours out in the hot sun and it wore me out. Next day was a rest day for me. We did stop for lunch at a fancy resort with tables tucked in a semi cave under the cliffs. Really beautiful dining room there.
At one of the cliffs we saw a big snake come off the rocks and start swimming out into the bay. That made us pay more attention to what was around us leading to a sea turtle sighting.
Darryl & Susan
Two views from our breakfast table at the hotel.
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