Our Babymoon in Khao Lak!by Amaru & Suzanne, Jan 22nd 2011
Back in Khao Lak and Thailand once again...
We have arrived!
We're back in Khao Lak once again!
This trip was a spur of the moment decision as we hadn't planned to travel anywhere for at least a couple of months and were originally going to have longer time away. But a few things at home changed all of that ;)
As we found out that we were expecting we realised that if we wanted to travel on our own again (for a very long time), we had to take the opportunity and do it right away! We debated on where to go and since we were only travelling for slightly over a week, we did't want to have to travel too far!
Eventually we settled on Thailand due to ease of access, friends to visit and just because it's such a great place to visit... this was to be our "Babymoon" =)
A nice and cold welcome drink!
I did bring my own stubbie holder ;)
It was great to come back to Khao Lak once again, I will always have fond memories of the place... even though each time I come to visit the place seems to go through massive changes. We of course visited Poseidon Bungalows and Olof once again and also caught up with Alex and his new restaurant, the Khao Niau.
Normally this is where we write about everything that happened during our trip such as areas we visited, sightseeing we did etc. This time we can honestly say that we did very little... and were quite happy with that as well!
So, other than lying in the pool, eating great food and getting awesome massages... we didn't really do much ;)
"Pad See Ew"
One of Suz's favorite dishes!
Oh yes, I obviously did do a few dives once again. I visited Koh Bon trying to see the Mantas once again but had no luck in the matter this time, still a nice dive site though!
And I also did a dive at the "Boonsung Wreck", which is not part of the Similans but located close to the Khao Lak shore. This was a new dive site for me and it was really good! The visibility wasn't as good as out in the Similan Islands but there was so much fish life that it didn't matter. I saw massive schools of Snappers, Batfish and also Trevally plus plenty of Lion Fish, Stone Fish, Moray Eels etc. All in all a couple of great dives... even if I had to get there in a longtail boat ;)
So, we had a very nice and relaxing short holiday, which was just what we were looking for. And for our next holiday overseas, we wont be alone anymore... can't wait ;)
The local taxi
...no bikes for us this time around!
Walking down the main
street in Khao Lak!
Getting a suit made...
Got a recommendation on where to go!
Lunch Time
Great food wherever we go!
Thai-Style Omelette
Yum!
"Prik Nam Pla"
You'll always find this in front of me!
"Tsunami Evacuation Route"
Reminders of the event are everywhere...
Enjoying the sunset...
from our hotel!
Meeting up with Alex
...and a friend of his ;)
At Khao Niau Restaurant!
Alex's Place...
"Som Tam"
We love a good Papaya Salad!
The food at Khao Niau was excellent!
...so we kept going back!
"Pak Boong Fai Daeng"
We ordered this all the time!!
STOP
... I think that's what it says ;)
So nice to relax at night...
Getting some good foot massages
It's time to hit the water again!
It's off to Koh Bon for me!
A sea snake
Going back to his hiding place...
Great viz at Koh Bon...
unfortunately no Mantas this time!!
And yet another Lion Fish...
One of my favorite fish!
See the two eyes sticking out?
Some sort of Hermit Crab I believe...
Like being inside an aquarium!
Love diving in tropical water!
Rice soup for breakfast...
With plenty of Chili!
Offerings like this one
are found everywhere...
Khao Lak Beach
Quite nice!
Suz enjoying
a drink in the swim-up bar!
Tree tapping
is visible on every tree!
The afternoon showers
were really nice!
Suz
Browsing one of the many shops...
Suit up!
Not too shabby if I might say so myself!
Another Day, another Dive
...this time with a long tail boat!
Diving the Boonsung Wreck
near Khao Lak!
Moray Eel
...and some cleaning shrimps!
This dive site contains
massive schools of fish!
Stone Fish
Nicely camouflaged!
Suz
in front of our hotel!
Police Boat 813
A memorial for the 2004 Tsunami
Love street food!!
...specially the fried chicken!
Down at the markets
Not so local anymore unfortunately
Plenty of different souveniers
to choose from!
The fruit market at least
was local and not as touristy!
Dried bait fish?
Anyone??
Extras needed for big Hollywood movie...
Movie about the Tsunami!
Back at Poseidon Bungalows
for a visit...
Very colourful!
Some trees get decorated this way...
An Elephant along the road
...quite normal in Thailand!
Enjoying one of the many
massages I had while in Thailand!
Our Pool
where Suz spent lots of time ;)