Crabby in Krabi? I should hope not!

So...oops. We went to check out yesterday and found that I had paid for 4 nights, not the 3 I had told Paul. He tried to be mad at my absentmindedness, but really not a major problem. " oh, so sorry you are stuck in tropical paradise for a night before you leave for another tropical paradise," I said. That didn't quite work so I tried, "Cambodia.". That did the trick. Our problem was not a problem. We spent the day reading and went to town for dinner.

It was hot. Hottest food in the hottest restaurant in the hottest place in the world, said Paul.

The cats were in agreement and found themselves a cooler spot, literally.






Paul ordered his current standard of chicken with basil and chilli. Spicy please. I watched him take large fork fulls in awe as he ordered two more bottles of water. After, as we were walking away, I saw his sweaty arse and asked if he was okay?

"It was so hot, I didn't know what was doing it so I just ate it all," he said. "What was I supposed to do?"

Hmm. Tough one. I guess maybe trying each type of chili until he found the fire maker didn't cross his mind. We shall see if a lesson was learned.

Anyway, the ferry to Ko Lanta was a quick one hour. Paul got to go on the roof with some new friends. He claims to have been "hand selected" because of his navigation skills...we arrived safely anyway.







And I FINALLY finished The Thorn Birds. So good. So sad. So long. It was weird escaping to Australia while sitting in Bangkok hotels, Cambodian cabs, and island Ferries. Good read though. Next up, a book on Buddism.

We arrived without a place to stay and were greeted by about 20 "touts" or resort/bungalow salesmen. I knew the place I was aiming for but they showed no availability online. We took a chance, got a tuk-tuk and made our way to Relax Bay.

We arrived. I was sold. Yoga studio with this view? Yes, please and thank you.



Thank god for Paul. I would have paid anything they asked. He ended up negotiating a house for us for half the price they originally quoted. All we had to do was shut the door on the second fan-cooled bedroom and not use it. Not a problem...only A/C for the Chili-eating champ.

One thing I forgot that was interesting on Phi Phi. There are limestone karsts or cliffs everywhere around the island. This picture shows the ropes that people use to climb to get to birds nests. The nests are made of saliva and exported to China for "birds nest soup"... Not judging. Just doesn't sound great to me:). I'll stick with chicken,basil, and chili.



Meg

Location:Koh Lanta