Boat Rescue

Moments after I took the first photo of Hat Yao (long beach) and the boat, a man got in and attempted to pull anchor. I looked up and the man was sitting on the far end, the only part of the boat still above water, with his head in his hands. A friend and I rushed into the water, which was filled with scrambling cockroaches, to rescue his supplies. Then, the whole beach helped to pull the boat ashore and empty the water from it.

Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Don

June 28th 2012
I'd heard mixed reactions about Koh Phi Phi Don (pronounced Pee-Pee) from other travelers and foreigners living in Thailand, but I decided to check it out anyway, since there were heavy rains in Chiang Mai and I wanted to see the Andaman Coast. I took a ferry from Koh Pha Ngan back to Surat Thani, and then a 3+ hour bus to Krabi Town. I stayed there for a night, then two nights on Koh Phi Phi, ... read more

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