Phi Phi day trip

After two days in Phuket, Jon and I couldn't take much more so we booked ourselves on a day trip to various destinations around Phi Phi Island. We were hoping to get something more than the glimpse we got before. And with a 6:30am wakeup, we got ready for a jam packed day. Until...I got locked in the toilet of our room.

Jon called the front desk. They sent a smiley Thai man who laughed at me from outside the door. He tried to crack the window from the other side of the bathroom, only the window was six feet up and about two feet wide. He retreated and brought back the lady from reception. They both laughed at me from outside the door. They retreated. They brought back a third smiley Thai man with a drill. And 25 minutes later, I was free.

Thankfully, Thai time works a lot like Jen time, and it didn't matter that we were ten minutes late to catch our tour.
We started on a big, pukey speedboat. When the tour guides hand you drammamine, you know it's going to be a rough ride.

First stop, Maya Beach on Phi Phi Island. It was made famous when Hollywood decided to film 'The Beach' there despite the fact it's nowhere near the island that author Alex Garland set the book in.



It looks a lot smaller in real life and sadly, the immense boat traffic means that the beach and surrounding waters are rife with pollution.

Next stop...a trip to Monkey Beach and snorkling off the coast of Phi Phi Don
I didn't get off the boat at Monkey Beach because, and not so secretly, monkeys freak the hell out of me. Jon took a walk, fed the increasingly aggressive monkeys, and got back on the boat. I took a good twenty minutes to tan the other side of my face.

And when we got to our snorkeling spot, I found out that i'm also deathly afraid of fish that look like they're about to nibble your face off. I mean, they seem innocent but they get so bloody close to your personal space that I fear they have ulterior motives.



Final Stop...Khai Nok Island (I think)
The island was just a tiny little spit of land with a snack shop, a jagged limestone cliff and some powerful waves. We docked for about two hours under the blazing sun and roasted. It was kind of perfect.




Bye, bye Phuket!