Silja: Ao Nang (3)

One day we took the "bus" to Krabi Town. It leaves about every 10 minutes from Ao Nang and is a pick-up-truck with a roof and two benches. It  leaves as soon as at it is full. I was not quite happy with this unsave means of transport but luckily we did not drive fast. In towns we even went slow enough for people to hopp on and off.

Krabi was so busy and hot that it was almost too much to take in. We visited a beautiful and serene temple (with monastary) that felt like an oasis to us.

Plai Plong Beach near Ao Nang

We had been in Ao Nang for over a week, when we exploared its beaches for the first time. Ao Nang beach itself just had not appealed to us. There is heavy boat traffic, the waters are not clear and the beach is packed. However, once you have passed the boats and the massage parlors, you cross a creek  to a little beach full of monkeys. That freaked Lisa out! She was standing in the creek, refusing to step on the "monkey-infested" beach. Luckily we all survived passing the monkeys and started to climb up wooden steps through the jungle, to then descent down to a lovely enclosed beach! 

"Leonardo? Where are you? Lots of Ladies are waiting!

The waters were clearer there than in Ao Nang, but no comparison to Phi Phi Island, which is famous for its snorkeling conditions and beautiful beaches. We booked a day trip by speed boat. One of the beaches we visited had been the location for the movie "The Beach" with Leonardo di Caprio. Even though it was packed with people, Leonardo was nowhere to be seen. Bummer!

By now little Lea has become so confident in the water and with her head under water that I could snorkel properly for the first time and did not have to stop after 5 minutes. It was amazing, but Lisa and Niklas have written so much about it already that I will not go into more detail. The next day we had to pack our things to move on to Koh Lanta. That will be the last destination of our great adventure.