Pee Pee

Two coaches, one mini-bus and a ferry boat later, we arrive at Koh Phi Phi at 11AM. Pulling into the small docks gave us a view that didn't make us regret our Island choice. Koh Phi Phi (pronounced 'Pee Pee') is made up of two islands that are joined in the middle - making it one island. Beautiful rock faces show themselves where trees haven't covered the hills, and perfectly clear, turquoise waters surround the island. The docks are situated on the joining section, in between the islands, and that's also where the life of Phi Phi is. Bars, restaurants, travel agencies, diving tour shops and the usual massage parlors line the narrow streets. There are no Tuk-Tuks, but we haven't avoided harassment by coming here, because there are taxi-boats to the different parts of the island and surrounding islands. Here, the taxi-boat drivers do the pestering.

We found ourselves accommodation. It's expensive, but near the beach. Once checked-in, it's first things first; nourishment. We chose a restaurant over-looking the clear water. We ate Thai food. A quick stop back at our hotel to pick up towels, and it's time to feel some white sand between our toes. It's a boiling hot day. We lie down on the sand, overlooking Ao Lo Dalam Bay. Basically, it's beautiful. We sunbathed, I read The Beach to Rachelle, and we went in the sea. The sea only ever goes up to your waist. I'm sure it gets deeper, but we didn't find where it does. The hotel has a pool, so once hours have passed on the beach we chose to swim in that instead. It's a really nice pool; fairly deep, overlooking the bay and comes complete with pool-bar. More lazy hours passed here.

We were both tired from the previous night's travel. I felt like going out to see bars, but I knew it would have been unwise. Rachelle had the idea of a movie night and getting takeaway pizza. This was a much better idea, and bars could be done tomorrow night. The hotel room does have a big flat screen on the wall after all, and we should make use of what we pay for.