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We just spent the last two weeks island hopping in Thailand with Matt’s Mom and her friend Stacey. They arrived on March 15th and we spent 2 days exploring Krabi; taking long-tail .jpg)
boats to Railay Beach and kayaking to the local islands from Ton Sai Bay. We then went straight down to our favorite island in Thailand, Koh Lipe. It was great to be back again and see friends from our last visit. The weather in Lipe has changed dramatically since we were last here. On Koh Lipe, when the low season begins (end of April - October), the winds move in opposite directions moving from the south-west instead of north-east. This changes the currents on the surface and underneath the water and for 3 days it was clear and very hot during the day while at night there were powerful thunderstorms. We went to Jack’s Jungle Bar (appropriately named for it’s location in the middle of the jungle) one night when a storm was at its peak. Their generator was broken and with no moon, the place was completely dark, which made for an amazing show of lightening that evening.
As luck would have it, Matt contracted a bad ear infection after his first swim so diving and swimming were out of the question for the following week. Luckily, Karma bar is situated on our favorite sandbar beach so while Matt was staying out of the sun, the rest of us went snorkeling and swimming. .jpg)
Stacey had a rare experience at the beach, getting stung in the ankle by a stingray which almost pierced through the other side. Her leg immediately started to go numb and a helpful bystander picked her up and carried her to the only health clinic on the island. After an anti-venom shot and soaking it in hot water, she felt much better but it was still a bit of a scare. We thoroughly enjoyed our last days in Lipe, swimming out to the sandbar at low tide, unforgettable sunsets and great seafood dinners.
Time passed by too fast though, we all had heavy hearts the night before we had to leave and were contemplating extending our visit even longer (we had already extended our stay by 3 days). 
We left for Koh Lanta and enjoyed just 2 days there before going back to Krabi. We spent our last day touring Phi Phi Leh, Maya Bay (made famous by the movie “The Beach”), Monkey Island and Bamboo Island. The tour stops for snorkeling and swimming and we all saw some beautiful fish and coral.
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On March 28th it was time to say goodbye to Matt’s mom and Stacey, although I have a feeling they’ll be coming back sooner rather than later….jpg)
We’ll be in Ton Sai Bay for another few days while we wait for our Vietnam visa, then we’ll be heading north to Bangkok. Close to 4 months in Thailand and I have yet to see the capitol city so it should be interesting!
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boats to Railay Beach and kayaking to the local islands from Ton Sai Bay. We then went straight down to our favorite island in Thailand, Koh Lipe. It was great to be back again and see friends from our last visit. The weather in Lipe has changed dramatically since we were last here. On Koh Lipe, when the low season begins (end of April - October), the winds move in opposite directions moving from the south-west instead of north-east. This changes the currents on the surface and underneath the water and for 3 days it was clear and very hot during the day while at night there were powerful thunderstorms. We went to Jack’s Jungle Bar (appropriately named for it’s location in the middle of the jungle) one night when a storm was at its peak. Their generator was broken and with no moon, the place was completely dark, which made for an amazing show of lightening that evening.
As luck would have it, Matt contracted a bad ear infection after his first swim so diving and swimming were out of the question for the following week. Luckily, Karma bar is situated on our favorite sandbar beach so while Matt was staying out of the sun, the rest of us went snorkeling and swimming. .jpg)
Stacey had a rare experience at the beach, getting stung in the ankle by a stingray which almost pierced through the other side. Her leg immediately started to go numb and a helpful bystander picked her up and carried her to the only health clinic on the island. After an anti-venom shot and soaking it in hot water, she felt much better but it was still a bit of a scare. We thoroughly enjoyed our last days in Lipe, swimming out to the sandbar at low tide, unforgettable sunsets and great seafood dinners.
Time passed by too fast though, we all had heavy hearts the night before we had to leave and were contemplating extending our visit even longer (we had already extended our stay by 3 days). 
We left for Koh Lanta and enjoyed just 2 days there before going back to Krabi. We spent our last day touring Phi Phi Leh, Maya Bay (made famous by the movie “The Beach”), Monkey Island and Bamboo Island. The tour stops for snorkeling and swimming and we all saw some beautiful fish and coral..JPG)
On March 28th it was time to say goodbye to Matt’s mom and Stacey, although I have a feeling they’ll be coming back sooner rather than later….jpg)
We’ll be in Ton Sai Bay for another few days while we wait for our Vietnam visa, then we’ll be heading north to Bangkok. Close to 4 months in Thailand and I have yet to see the capitol city so it should be interesting!
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