Saturday 1 August 2009

Railay bay-Hat ton Sai

Railay is split into three parts, Railay west - full of expensive resorts, not quite our scene, Railay east - full of expensive resorts, not really our scene, and Hat ton sai, full of climbing enthusiasts with fishing trousers and dread locks, exactly our scene.
After getting off the boat we were just getting started on the rock scramble one must pass in order to get to ton sai, when we noticed another beach football match, while not quite as fun as the one o Phi Phi, it was a welcome way of running around and using some energy, even if the Thais didn't trust us enough to actually pass the ball.
Once we got were we wanted to go we found admittedly basic bamboo bungalows for 100b, that 2pounds for a whole bangalow. I strung up my hammock outside and I think we all realised immediately this was going to be somewhere we enjoyed, away from the hectic tourism business. This place has what must be one of the most chilled out vibes in the world.
Unfortunately we were not blessed with good weather on our one full day on the bay so we didnt get out onto the beach, nor did we manage to learn to climb, yet we still enjoyed the place, that tells a story.
The following day we checked out of our rooms early, knowing we had to be in Krabi that evening, but happy to spend a day on the beach first. Yes the beach was great, but that was not the most exciting thing to happen, a hurricane hit the beach! We were looking into the distance at the storm clouds coming when suddenly we noticed a tiny tube in the sky. I went off for a walk, and then suddenly the hurricane was on the water, throwing spray all over the beach before moving onto the beach and throwing towels everywhere. Dont worry mothers, it didnt cause any real damage, their was no real danger, but it was still very exciting!
That afternoon we headed to Krabi to spend a night before jumping on a flight to KL in the morning. That evening we somehow stumbled into a restaurant playing Dirty Dancing on the TV. Tom was so appalled that I had never seen it that we stayed and watched it all the way to the end.

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