Greetings!
Oh how I wish all of you could have been with us in Krabi, Thailand! It is quite an unbelievable place full of islands as far as the eye can see, clear sea water populated by hundreds of colorful fish, pristine beaches lined with longtail boats, palm trees scattered with monkeys, and Thai food cooked to perfection: a tropical getaway for the world's people. And that is the truth. I couldn't believe my eyes (or ears) whenever we walked down the main road in town; Krabi truly attracts people from allover.
We spent five nights on a secluded beach 8 km from Ao Nang in a cute little bungalow. It was a perfect getaway to sit back and enjoy the ocean. Every night the distant storm clouds would make their entrance into town and rain down upon us: a daily cleansing ritual marked by large lighting bolts out at sea. I loved it; there's nothing like falling asleep to the sound of rain hitting the roof of your hut.
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| Our bungalow, #2. |
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| View from the Villa restaurant. |
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| View to the Sea. |
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| Lots of reading was accomplished :) |
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| The beach! |
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| Their Pad Thai was incredible... |
The Villa we stayed at is owned and operated by 3 generations of a local Thai family. The property itself has no more than 9 bungalows and a family guesthouse so we always knew everyone staying at the place. I love the intimacy of small establishments. Plus, it was fun to meet other guests. Staying in the guesthouse was a family from the south of France; their children (8 and 9) spoke no English but instantly clicked with the Thai grandfather; truly some relationships need no words - it was so beautiful to see.
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| Our view at sunset. |
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| We adopted Chow Que for our stay! She was so adorable...quite a beach bum! |
The people in Thailand are so unbelievably kind - they emanate loving kindness; there are few places I have felt as equally welcomed. There have been countless times we have been approached and helped by locals. :)
During our days in Krabi, we explored many of the islands and snorkeled our hearts out. And ate a ton too! One day, we rented a moped with our new German friends, Paul and Nicola. They were staying in a neighboring bungalow to ours and were on holiday in Thailand after working for 5 months in Australia! We had a blast. Jennifer drove our moped; I was a hopeless mess trying to figure it out. We zipped along the side roads outside of town and got a good feel for greater Krabi. The landscape resembles a wild, Jurassic paradise with huge rocks jutting out of the land. In the evening, we went into Ao Nang and ate loads of goodies from the food tuk tuks.
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| We saw wild monkeys that day! |
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| Delicious! |
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| Jennifer with our classy moped. |
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| The biking gang! |
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| Tuk tuk dinner! |
My favorite of our days in Krabi was spent out at sea on a longtail boat. We snorkeled multiple islands and explored others. At some points, we were snorkeling in clear waters at depths of over 30 feet! Another one of our island stops was to swim through an island! Quite exhilarating. The end of our island hopping led us to watch the sunset while our guide, Lee, cooked us dinner.
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| Beginning of our boating day on Chicken Island. |
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| Lee as we head into Hong Lagoon. |
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| Sunset. |
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| This is how he cooked dinner...incredible! |
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| Dinner and a show! |
After sunset and our dinner show, we boated out into the middle of a few islands and went night snorkeling. I can't even begin to describe how incredible the experience was. But I wrote a poem...don't judge...I've just begun to start sharing them and they're nothing incredible.
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Bioluminescence
Lightning strikes in the distance.
"Don't hesitate," I urge myself.
With that, I plunge into the Andaman Sea:
Cool, calming, rejuvenating, surreal.
Each movement is traced by hundreds of glowing lights:
Bioluminescent plankton.
How connected I feel with the sea!
We move in harmonious accord
Lighting each other's way in the darkness.
Oh how this pitch blackness does not scare me!
You, bioluminescence, are a guiding spirit of safety.
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And sometimes, I'm not the best at expressing an event in all its reality. With that being said, I will take some advice from Heinrich Heine, a great German poet, who said "when words leave off, music begins"...
Onwards to Ayutthaya, Thailand.
All my love,
Emma
Absolutely beautiful post! I love that the place comes with dogs and monkeys - my kind of beach! :) Emma you look beautiful and as usualy - traveling suits you :) I love the way you write. You have such passion and respect & appreciation for everything you encounter and it comes through so clearly. Can't wait to read more!
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