We flew to Krabi on the coast in southern Thailand.  After now traveling for over one month,  it was nice to relax at a beautiful resort on the coast.  It is still “officially” rainy season here; although, in 4 days we have had only short periods of rain (primarily at night).  Unfortunately, the haze has not burned off.  The rainy season also limits the number of tourists – our beachfront hotel, a “small luxury hotel of the world”, (SLH.com  ) is only about 20% occupied.   The staff is very friendly and have been extremely attentive to our every need.  The food at the hotel has been so delicious that we have enjoyed very romantic evenings dining at a table just a few feet from the ocean.

On Tuesday, we took a one hour long-tail  boat excursion to the Hong Islands   It was enjoyable but we made one big mistake – we should have rented a private boat which actually was less expensive and more under our control.  We spent too much time just hanging around.  It was a long day; and in retrospect,  we should have visited the Phi Phi Islands. We had read that the Hong Islands were the most beautiful of all the surrounding islands; however, there is  far more to do visiting the Phi Phi Islands.  The Hong Islands were very small with tiny beaches and no commercial business. Some island didn’t even have a beach; so snorkeling was just off the boat.

Yesterday, we ventured into Ao Nang which is about 12 kilometers away from our resort and is the major tourist town in Krabi.  It was filled with touristy shops filled with trinkets and cheesy looking restaurants!  We couldn’t wait to tuk-tuk back to the resort!  The actual town of Krabi is about 45 minutes away and is where the airport is located.  Most tourist stay around the Ao Nang area since the actual town of Krabi  is not supposed to be that interesting.

Lesley has enjoyed having one+ hour foot massages here every day; and, we both have enjoyed spending time reading and relaxing by the pool.

Thursday, we head to Bangkok for 5 days.