So from Laos we caught a cheap flight down to southern Thailand to Phuket for only $50 for the both of us! We got in late Christams eve so we set up our tent right next to the ocean even though we couldn't see it. It was super cool and maybe a once in a lifetime experiece waking up Christmas morning to a beautiful ocean at our doorstep! We went for a long walk down the beach, jumped in only to discover a sting ray a meter away from our feet and a huge jellyfish floating about 8 feet away!
We met my 2 cousins at the airport and headed to the beach!Fun way to spend Christmas! Boxing day we went on a dive trip but I think we were pretty spoiled in Indonesia - the diving was a lot better there I thought, although we did get to see a massive yellow and black spotted eel!
After Phuket we headed down to Railay for New Years which is probably one of the most stunning places Craig & I have been. Huge limestone cliffs, beautiful beaches and aqua blue water! We did a 4 day rock climbing course on lead climbing which was very cool and spent some time sea kayaking as well. oh ya - we also got a chance to play some beach with my cousin jodi which was a blast!
The last place in Thailand we went to was a tropical island where one of the first episodes of Survivor was filmed! We pitched our tent for 2 nights but after a monkey stole our laundry detergent and another one our sunscreen we decided to crash in one of the bungalows close by - great idea since the next 2 nights it poured rain! We spent 4 days on the island mostly relaxing but we did manage a 20 km hike through the jungle to an old abonded prison used during World War II. Things grow big in the jungle - particularly the leaves! We also kayaked through a mangrove forest to this "crocodile cave". There used to be huge man eating crocodiles on the island which is one of the reasons they built the prison here (they figured between the shark infested waters and man eating crocodiles it was unlikely prisoners would make an escape attempt) But between the pictures of those crocodiles, the eery calm off the water, the pitch black of the cave and the sound of bats overhead we didn't last very long in the cave and paddled out pretty quick. Later in the day we spotted a couple of these large lizards and I think if we would've seen one of those in the cave I would have seriously freaked out - but from the beach it was okay!
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