Southern Thailand

Arrived in Thailand bright and early after a 12 hour night bus from Malaysia. Boarded a boat headed for the Phi Phi islands where we were met by a throng of people at the pier throwing bags off the boats and ushering you into their hotels. Leaving the hustle and bustle behind we wondered out to a quieter spot where we found a beach where you can snorkel with black tip reef sharks. Took a longtail boat to Phi Phi Lay where Maya Bay was made famous as the setting for the film "The Beach".

Had a couple of great days climbing on the limestone cliffs at the World renowned Railay. With hundreds of sports routes to choose from, any climber would be spoilt here. An overnight ferry took us to Koh Tao, a small island on the east coast of Thailand. Definitely an experience sleeping amongst 60 other people on the floor of the boat. Nang Yuang (sand bar islands) off Koh Tao were beautiful. Howard and I are sat here finding it hard to describe in words just how stunning it was; best to just see photo above. From Koh Tao we went to Phuket where we awaited pickup for our diving liveaboard trip...