Krabi days

Day 1

Shortly after my arrival to Bangkok, we got on a night bus to Ao Nang. The trip was so tiring that we were more than happy to spend the day relaxing at the beach and swimming in the Andaman Sea.

The day's snapshot: my face while eating fresh papaya salad - with chilli peppers!

Day 2

We were picked up from the Bungalow at 9 a.m. in order to take a long-tail boat to four local islands. The first island we visited was called Poda - seriously! We then moved on to Chicken Island for some snorkelling - even though I am convinced that "swimming with mask" is a much better way to describe what we did there. We had lunch in Tup and then went for a walk in Phranang Beach.

The day's snapshot: after a nightcap, we took a tuk-tuk back to the Bungalow. It had blue and red lights all around - seats included! - and the music was on and very loud. I like to imagine the look on sidewalkers' faces during "disco" tuk-tuk's ride.

Day 3

This was a day spent in Khao Sok. We took elephants to the rainforest, spotted wild animals, went canoeing in the Sok river... Lucky was the name of the elephant, which took us to the rainforest in order to see the Majestic waterfall. Such a sweet animal - and very happy too when we fed him bananas!

The day's snapshot: the three of us standing in a bridge next to the Majestic waterfall watching Lucky having a shower and waiting for it to... feel lucky!

Day 4

After two days waking up early and moving fast from one place to another, we decided to take it easy. We started by having a thai massage - which I definitely shouldn't have had! Afterwards, it was time to grab something to eat and head towards the beach. Later in the evening, we joined other fellow travelers for drinks at the Bungalow.

The day's snapshot: an unbelievable pain in my right ankle during the thai massage followed by swelling and stiffness in the ankle joint. It seems that I got myself a sprain...