Friday, December 12, 2008

Tropical Thailand

I just realized that I never really showed the pictures of our island adventures in Thailand. What gorgeous places we went to! We spent the first part on the island of Phuket and the second part on a very small island by the name of Koh Phi Phi Don (goes by "pee-pee" for short).

I found out that if we are ever to be stranded on a deserted island that my husband would be able to provide food and drink for us. He knows how to climb palm trees, and he can open coconuts within a minute.


Celebrating our one-year anniversary, woo-hoo! We had a great day filled with rock hiking, paddle ball, swimming, opening coconuts, surfing, and of course "splurging" on a nice meal. By the way, the dress that I'm wearing in this picture I had made in Vietnam. I can't wait for summer to get here so that I can wear it!

On a hike to the other side of the island...



Our little bungalow

We took a boat ride to Phi Phi's neighboring island, Koh Phi Phi Ley. No one lives on this island and it is beautiful! We hit a lot of snorkeling spots along the way and did a lot of "oohing" and "aahhing" at the impressive cliffs and crystal clear water.





We spent part of a day kayaking to different coves and beaches on Phi Phi. I forgot how tiring kayaking was...wow did we get tired. But we found an awesome beach so it was well worth the trek.




Later that same day Brian and I went to the other side of the island to swim with sharks...reef sharks. We had heard that they were always at this specific spot so we decided to check it out. Actually, I had Brian check it out first and then I mustered up the courage to get out there myself. I'm glad that I did, it was pretty cool. Well, this brings us to the end of our travels. I can't believe we've been home for almost two months now. I already can't wait til our next trip :-)
Australia? New Zealand? Africa? South America? Who knows, but I'm looking forward to it!

5 comments:

P and J Garaway said...

yay for thailand! (minus the bangkok part)

Krista said...

You're killing me Shmoe. I am dripping with envy.

PedricksCorner said...

You globe trotters, you! Thanks for sharing more with all of us! I do hope to have time to paint again someday, and would love to use one of your photos!

Anonymous said...

...because we're dead inside here...
ps. we have your camera : )

Gifted Matilda said...

I want to go on this trip!!! Ahh, it looks amazing. I have NEVER traveled internationally, and wouldn't know the first thing about making a trip like this happen....any helpful suggestions? :) PS love the whole blog too.