Another day in Railay!

Waking up in our new found paradise at 8am we set out to make our day even more adventurous and memorable than the last. We located a viewpoint and hidden lagoon on the map and headed out. Little did we know it wouldn't be the nice hike we expected, but more like a mangrove and rock climbing adventure. Neither of us have truly climbed rocks before so it was definitely a challenge. The first portion to the viewpoint wasn’t that strenuous, it was the second hike to the lagoon where we had to depend only on the ropes and not rock. The lagoon wasn’t as nice as we expected, but we had fun climbing the rocks. The pictures below do not serve the climb any justice. If we were experienced climbers it probably would have been a piece of cake....but it was super hard for novices!

After the lagoon we ventured back down the rocks, which was much easier the second time, and headed to another beach that was supposed to be even better than yesterdays. We went sure how this could be true, but we had to give it a shot. At the beach we were greeted by huge rocks and emerald water. On the left was a very high cliff and when floating in the sea it was quite zen. Later in the afternoon we decided to grab a beach side lunch from "street" vendors. It is surprising what three dollars can buy you. We enjoyed chicken satay, sticky rice, corn on the cob, watermelon, and the best coconut doughnut ever.


After the beach we decided to take out the kayaks again because we had such a great time yesterday. We did not take any photos because the waters were much rougher and shallower than yesterday. Don't worry though we still had spectacular views - just many the same as yesterday.

We leave tomorrow for the Similan Islands and Khao Lak where we will most likely be living on a boat for three days while completing our Advanced Open Water Scuba course. We are sad to leave Railay, but we are super excited about diving in one of the top 10 dive locations in the world.