I wish we had more time to do everything on the agenda. Bouncing from place to place cuts into our activity time so we must make the most of the free time we have before bus ride back to Bangkok.
It wears me out to hear the same pitch such as "This is where they filmed The Man With the Golden Gun" or " This is Where They Filmed Tomb Raider." Well Koh Phi Phi, specifically Phi Phi Lei, was where The Beach was filmed. We took the ferry from Krabi and arrived at Phi Phi Don in the morning. From there, it was easy to find a guesthouse and set up an afternoon activity. Phi Phi island had more of a backpacker feel compared to the other places I had been so far. There were many young people and fewer families than on Phuket or Krabi. Some signs of the 2004 tsunami still remained, but for the most part, business was normal for this time of year.
We took a cruiser for a sunset tour around Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Lei. The first stop was Monkey Beach. We were told that at least one person gets bitten by a monkey on every trip. And wouldn't you know it, Yu was attacked as she sat on the beach. It wasn't her fault though. One of the monkeys became aggravated by another tourist who was feeding it bananas. When monkeys attack, they do not do it one at a time, it is like a frenzy. She didn't appreciate me joking about being quarantined for some monkey disease. From there we went to Malay bay where The Beach was filmed. We found out that you can camp there, so I'm going to keep that in mind the next time I go. The beach was beautiful, and it would be so nice to have it all to yourself.
The next morning we hiked up to the lookout to see the two beaches of Phi Phi Don. It was a perfect morning to see the island. Phi Phi Don has two hills connected by a stretch of beach where most of the people stay. It is hard to imagine that nearly all of the buildings on the stretch were wiped out four years ago. After that, we went to the beach to rent a kayak for an hour. It was a lot of work, but nice to be on the water. I almost took Yu back to Monkey beach to get some payback, but we were short on time. I wish I would have had another day on Phi Phi. Maybe another day of diving would have been good. After a full day, we took the ferry back to Krabi to catch the overnighter back to Bangkok.
We took a cruiser for a sunset tour around Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Lei. The first stop was Monkey Beach. We were told that at least one person gets bitten by a monkey on every trip. And wouldn't you know it, Yu was attacked as she sat on the beach. It wasn't her fault though. One of the monkeys became aggravated by another tourist who was feeding it bananas. When monkeys attack, they do not do it one at a time, it is like a frenzy. She didn't appreciate me joking about being quarantined for some monkey disease. From there we went to Malay bay where The Beach was filmed. We found out that you can camp there, so I'm going to keep that in mind the next time I go. The beach was beautiful, and it would be so nice to have it all to yourself.
The next morning we hiked up to the lookout to see the two beaches of Phi Phi Don. It was a perfect morning to see the island. Phi Phi Don has two hills connected by a stretch of beach where most of the people stay. It is hard to imagine that nearly all of the buildings on the stretch were wiped out four years ago. After that, we went to the beach to rent a kayak for an hour. It was a lot of work, but nice to be on the water. I almost took Yu back to Monkey beach to get some payback, but we were short on time. I wish I would have had another day on Phi Phi. Maybe another day of diving would have been good. After a full day, we took the ferry back to Krabi to catch the overnighter back to Bangkok.
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